Su Tang, a top student in the Department of Modern History, accidentally traveled to Nanliang during the Northern and Southern Dynasties and became Shen Zhirong, the eldest daughter of Prime Minister Shen Shu. As soon as he woke up, he was faced with the huge turmoil in the palace - Emperor Xiao Yan's favored concubine Wang Lingxi (Wang Guifei), in order to control the power of the Shen family and consolidate the status of Prince Xiao Tong, actually gave advice in front of the emperor and arranged for Shen Zhirong to be married to the seventh prince Xiao Jie, who had long since fallen out of favor due to the crime of his mother's family and was imprisoned in the cold palace.
This marriage shocked Jiankang City, and everyone with a discerning eye knew that it was the imperial concubine's plan to kill two birds with one stone, aiming to humiliate the Shen family and completely cut off the possibility of Xiao Jie's marriage and possible resurgence. Shen Zhirong was forced to marry into the dilapidated palace of Huai'an County. Facing the ridicule from the outside world and the desolation in the house, she relied on her profound historical knowledge and calm modern thinking to quickly realize that her husband Xiao Jie's decadence and forbearance were just a disguise. The sharpness in his eyes and the hidden power of the undercurrent in the house all hinted that he was extraordinary.
From the initial warning and testing, the two gradually developed into allies who rely on each other in crises. Shen Zhirong (Su Tang) uses her insights beyond the times to help Xiao Jie reorganize his industry, cultivate confidants, and collect intelligence internally; Xiao Jie reveals his hidden edge and plans for many years and maneuvers externally. Together they resisted the open and secret attacks from the imperial concubine, the East Palace and even other clans.
In the process, Shen Zhirong gradually uncovered the intricate grievances and secrets of the previous dynasty behind the truth behind Xiao Jie's deposedness. At the same time, the prince became increasingly ill, the emperor became comatose and indulged in Buddhist rituals in his later years, the situation in the north was turbulent, and the prosperity of the Southern Liang Dynasty was beset by crises. Shen Zhirong and Xiao Jie, the "abandoned king and abandoned concubine" who were originally abandoned by the core of power, had to
