Tang Fuxue, the Minister of War's daughter, is a twenty-year-old spinster saddled with the infamous reputation of being a shrew. Everyone assumes she'll never marry.
Her father has no choice but to arrange for her to enter the palace and attend to her aunt, the imperial consort. But then the emperor falls for her at first sight.
The martial arts-obsessed emperor wants her as his master: "Young lady, your martial arts are superb. I want you to teach me!"
Tang Fuxue is terrified: "If you call me Master, do you think I can afford to accept?"
The emperor falls in love with her: "I have feelings for you. What title would you like?"
Tang Fuxue can't even be bothered to turn him down politely: "How could that be? You're my uncle by marriage!"
The emperor is exasperated: "Good grief, I thought of you as my favorite consort, but you think of me as your uncle!"
[The shrew enters the palace + love at first sight + bonding through martial arts + flirtatious tension + palace intrigue]
