Xiao Che, the young Emperor of Dayin, was talented but suspicious. He was forced to marry the heroine of a declining witch family. He initially thought she was a waste. Yun Shuyue, the nominal abandoned queen, is actually the true awakener of the witch bloodline. She communicates with the world, nourishes the spiritual veins, and predicts blessings and disasters. After being deposed in the cold palace, she looks weak and pitiful, but in fact she secretly absorbs the decaying dragon energy emanating from the dynasty.
The pace is pretty fast later on.