When she opens her eyes again, Lu Mian has gone from an overworked office drone who died from working late to the Grand Princess of Dajing, the most powerful woman in the realm.
The court is roiling with hidden currents. The princes fight tooth and nail for the throne, while princesses and princes alike are trapped by circumstance.
While everyone else picks sides and fights to the death, Lu Mian just wants to lie flat.
Fortunately, she still has a trump card: her younger brother, the Seventh Prince, Lu Jin.
So she can enjoy a peaceful, carefree life as a grand princess in the future, Lu Mian makes her decision: she'll help her brother seize the throne!
Using her influence as Grand Princess, she shields Lu Jin from ambushes, clears obstacles, recommends capable officials, and steadies people's hearts. The Grand Princess, once uninterested in politics, suddenly reveals her full strength, sending shockwaves through the court and the realm.
Through one political struggle after another, Lu Mian helps him advance step by step until he ascends the throne.
On the day of his coronation, Lu Mian looks at the peaceful, prosperous world before her and finally smiles.
Her lie-flat life is complete.
