When engineering PhD Jiang Yunqing unexpectedly transmigrates, she finds herself a fallen concubine-born daughter being hunted down. While fleeing, she saves Chu Huaizhi, the regent who has returned to youth after being afflicted by the “Reverse Time Gu.” Hoping to cling to a powerful patron and secure a peaceful life, she instead gets caught up in the court’s raging political storms.
The Crown Prince presses Chu Huaizhi at every turn, accusing him of plotting rebellion. On the emperor’s birthday, he even joins forces with the Shadow Pavilion to launch a coup and overthrow the court. Drawing on her modern knowledge and quick wits, Jiang Yunqing joins Chu Huaizhi to turn the situation around.
In this perilous whirlpool of political intrigue, the two go from using each other to placing their trust in one another, and their feelings gradually deepen. When everything settles and a golden age begins, their love finally bears fruit.
