Shen Qing, heir to a modern martial arts family, wakes up to find herself transmigrated into the Qianlong era as the eldest daughter of a bodyguard agency.
With martial arts at her command, the world is hers. She had planned to live quietly as a chivalrous woman, roaming the land and robbing the rich to help the poor. But then a foul-mouthed man appeared out of nowhere, calling himself “Gao Tianci.” He looked every bit the gentleman, but every word out of his mouth begged for a punch.
From the moment they met, they clashed, trading barbs all the way from Jiangnan to the capital.
Shen Qing never imagined that this “phony” she had been cursing the whole way was actually the Qianlong Emperor, traveling incognito!
Worse still, the gaze of this ruler, who stood above all others, was growing more and more peculiar whenever he looked at her.
“Stay. I’ll give you wealth and glory.”
“Sorry, I want one person for a lifetime. You can’t give me that.”
Qianlong had been arrogant for half his life and had never been rejected. But Shen Qing simply wouldn’t fall for his tricks.
Just as she thought they would never cross paths again, the White Lotus Rebellion and the war against the Dzungars followed one after another.
When he had to choose between his empire and the woman he loved, Qianlong clasped her hand tightly.
“I can give you everything except a title. But I can give you equality.”
A love that transcends status, and a struggle over dignity and choice.
She is both his weakness and his armor.
An empire as a bride price cannot compare to a smile from his beloved.
