[Rebirth + court intrigue and family power struggles + secret love + secret identities + equally matched male and female leads]
Empress Yue Rong is reborn in the body of a country girl, Song Yanxi. While burying a corpse, she picks up a handsome young man and takes him as her husband. The two match wits and courage as they destroy a secret den where young women are trafficked. By a twist of fate, Song Yanxi is mistaken for the Chancellor's daughter and taken to the capital. She mistakenly believes her bargain-bin husband is a bandit, leading to one misunderstanding after another, until she learns that the man is none other than her sworn enemy from her previous life, the Prince of War, Nangong Jing.
Everyone believes she is just an uneducated, ill-mannered country girl. Little do they know that she is the first female chancellor of Dongyue, the assassin You Tong, and the renowned strategist Master Mo Li.
She carefully lays her plans, and in the end, cuts down the traitors with her own blade. But can someone tell her why her sworn enemy's gaze is becoming more and more... sleazy?
In the imperial harem of Xiling, she waved a hand and declared, "I was able to take my revenge thanks to the Prince of War's help. Tell me what you want, and you shall have it."
But the man pressed her against the imperial bed, his low voice sending shivers down her spine. "Your Majesty, why are you being so formal? Are you going to lift your skirts and then refuse to take responsibility?"
