After her own sister stole the emperor’s favor and framed her, Su Ruo was left to die in the Cold Palace.
Until one night, Liang Zhe, the former crown prince, knocked at her door:
“Consort Shu, would you like to see His Majesty kneel and beg us?”
Su Ruo crushed the empress’s peony hairpin and smiled.
“I want Su Ning to watch with her own eyes as everything she stole falls apart, piece by piece.”
On the night the new emperor took the throne, he placed the imperial seal in her hands before everyone.
“Ruoruo, I’ll share this whole empire with you, ”