Shen Ping, a graduate student in the Department of History, stayed up late at the museum to catch up on her thesis, but accidentally traveled through time while staring at "Empress Mingzhao" - she woke up as the short-lived Empress Shen of the Daqi Dynasty who "died of illness three months after entering the palace."
The scent of ambergris lingered in Fengyi Palace, and the stinging pain from the gilt earrings reminded her that it was not a dream: the original owner had just fainted in public because of the humiliation of Concubine Hua, who was "of humble origin and unworthy of being a queen." She was despised by the harem and treated coldly by the Queen Mother. Even historical data foreshadowed her tragic ending.
But Shen Ping is not the original owner who can be manipulated by others: she understands the historical context, knows the hearts of the harem, and has the sobriety and resilience of modern women. When the Cining Palace faced accountability from the Empress Dowager, she cleverly overcame Concubine Hua's troubles by saying "the first emperor personally granted the queen the throne"; facing the scornful gaze of the harem, she worked hard to find out the truth about the original owner's "death of illness" and avenge him, but also to reverse the "short-lived" fate and secure the position of queen with her strength, so that no one in this treacherous harem would dare to underestimate the owner of Fengyi Palace.
