She returned to the Forbidden City under the name "Niu Hulu Clan", and everyone thought she came back to compete for favor.
No one knew that she came back for revenge.
Shen Meizhuang died at the murderous hands of the queen, Liu Zhu was buried under the palace wall, and the man she desperately wanted to forget was sharpening an invisible knife in the palace at the moment.
Prince Yunli of Guojun, the most idle prince in the Qing Dynasty, began to secretly contact the old border officials.
Zhen Huan was making arrangements step by step in the harem, while Yunli was secretly making arrangements in the court hall. They are playing the same game of chess across the high wall of the Forbidden City.
The stakes are the throne.
The chips are lives.
And the only thing they want to win is to stand together openly.
But the emperor's suspicion, the queen's vicious plot, the courtiers' sway... Every step is an abyss.
This time, it's not about accepting the situation, it's about overturning the chessboard.
