Modern psychology expert Su Qingyan transmigrates into the body of “Little Anzi,” a fake eunuch facing execution in the purification chamber. To stay alive, she relies on her keen insight into human nature and meticulous scheming to claw her way out of the Laundry Bureau’s mire, accidentally attracting the attention of the deranged Emperor Xiao Jinyan.
Xiao Jinyan is violent and bloodthirsty, with unfathomable thoughts, yet he develops an obsessive interest in this “piece on the board” who can see through his heart. He brings her to his side, letting her stir up the court as he watches her solve baffling cases with ruthless efficiency, investigate canal transport, and take on powerful nobles, step by step rising to become a formidable minister. The court condemns eunuchs as a scourge upon the nation, but behind her, he silences every critic and protects her with maddening devotion.
When her identity as a fake eunuch is forced into the open, the court erupts, and Xiao Jinyan’s possessiveness spirals completely out of control. He crushes every voice of opposition, casts aside his imperial dignity, and kneels before her with red-rimmed eyes. “Qingyan, don’t go. I’ll share this throne with you, and we’ll rule this realm together.”
From struggling to survive to commanding the court, from mutual suspicion to entrusting each other with their lives, see how Su Qingyan wields the power of the realm as a woman in this turbulent age and writes a legend of irresistible tension with a deranged emperor.
