One night, university heartthrob Yi Zhi transmigrated naked into the bed of Wu Zetian, the female emperor of the Tang dynasty! He was even suspected of being an assassin who intended to kill her.
At this critical moment, Zhou Yu, the elegant and dashing famous general from the Three Kingdoms era, renowned as the most refined man in the land, possessed the emperor’s male favorite, Zhang Changzong, and, by a twist of fate, rescued Yi Zhi.
From then on, two men with vastly different identities and backgrounds joined forces to make their way through this strange and fantastical ancient world, facing all kinds of hardships, dangers, and conspiracies together.
Though the empress still held power, she was advanced in years and her health was steadily declining. Forces inside and outside the palace were watching like tigers, waiting for a chance to strike. Among them were many ambitious members of the Wu clan, eager to seize the throne and replace her; princes and princesses of the Li clan, determined to restore the Li Tang dynasty; and court officials who resented the male favorites doted on by the empress and saw them as thorns in their sides...
Faced with such a tangled situation and perilous surroundings, Yi Zhi and Zhou Yu had to tread carefully, step by step. One careless move could send them into a doom from which there was no escape.
Fortunately, with their extraordinary intelligence and courage, along with the close understanding and teamwork they gradually developed, they managed to turn danger into safety again and again, embarking on a strange journey full of challenges, puzzles, child-rearing, teasing and being teased, changing the world, thrills, and laughs...