In the eighth year of the Daming era, Emperor Xiaowu dies, a new emperor ascends the throne, and undercurrents stir throughout the Liu Song dynasty.
Liu Chuyu, a modern soul, wakes one day as the eldest legitimate princess at the heart of the power struggle.
Within the palace is a mad, violent young emperor who treats his sister like a chess piece. Outside, powerful regents watch hungrily, each with their own agenda.
According to the history books, she is debauched and licentious, and in a year she will die alongside her younger brother.
Should she submit to fate and become a stain in the history books? Or defy destiny and carve out a way to survive in this brutal age?
She chooses the latter.
She will change more than her own fate. She will change the fate of a kingdom on the brink of collapse.
In the Southern Dynasty, watch how a woman, in the darkest of times, fights for a brighter future for herself and the world.
