[Ancient-to-modern + comedy + ruthless woman of few words + a touch of romance]
During a palace coup, Su Jinfeng, Empress of Great Xia, is forced to drink a cup of poisoned wine by Noble Lady Ning. When she opens her eyes again, she has become Su Jinfeng, an idol on a talent show with a scandal-ridden reputation, hated by the entire internet and saddled with a husband who wants a divorce every day.
When the variety show tries to humiliate and prank her, she gives it a cool glance. “This level of scheming wouldn’t even get you into the Cold Palace.”
And so…
On the show, everyone else runs around the courtyard as chickens chase them. One look from her, and the chickens freeze.
While everyone else fumbles around, unable to start a fire, she builds a seven-star stove and makes a pot of imperial-cuisine-quality soup in three minutes.
While everyone else cries to win sympathy, she turns things around with four words: “I was foolish when young,” and gains five million followers.
Everyone thinks she’s simply become more clever. Only Su Jinfeng knows the truth: she hasn’t gotten smarter. She’s just stopped pretending.
The only person who gives her a headache is her icy soon-to-be ex-husband, Gu Sihan. He supposedly hates her most, yet whenever she’s around, he seems unable to speak; they’ve signed an agreement to go their separate ways, yet late at night he messages her, “Want to come over and sleep?”
Su Jinfeng looks at the message and smiles faintly. “You’re not worthy of serving this empress.”
