In her previous life, Su Muyan was a favored consort of the Great Yao Dynasty. Her family helped Chu Yao ascend the throne, only for the entire clan to be executed and Su Muyan herself to be given poisoned wine. Reborn the day before the palace selection, she resolves to take revenge and seize the throne.
In the harem, she pretends to be gentle, using the emperor’s favor to avoid traps and eliminate her enemies. At court, she forms an alliance with Prince Regent Lu Jingyuan. Together, they make a formidable team: he clears away obstacles in the imperial court, while she secures her position in the harem.
After becoming empress, she poisons Chu Yao and rules as regent in the name of the empress dowager, introducing new policies and putting down rebellions. In the end, she ascends the throne as empress in her own right, names her reign Zhao, and clears her family’s name. Lu Jingyuan relinquishes his military command, and the two join hands to build a golden age. A tale of revenge, political intrigue, and love, it follows the heroine’s rise against all odds.
