Jiang Li is ordered by the emperor to marry Xiao Yan, the regent who killed her mother. It is a cruel scheme to keep the Jiang and Xiao families in check, but she gladly accepts the decree, all for the sake of revenge. Ignored on her wedding night, she asserts her authority in front of everyone and makes the concubine kneel to serve her tea. Framed at a palace banquet, she calmly exposes the plot. At the grand birthday banquet, she speaks frankly about being neglected and cleverly secures the emperor's protection.
She makes her plans in secret, uncovers the truth behind her mother's wrongful death, and uses a fake pregnancy to draw the snake from its hole. She brings down the Rong family and forces the empress dowager to clear her mother's name. From a carefully plotted revenge to unexpectedly resolving her misunderstandings with Xiao Yan and finding true love, Jiang Li overturns the game of political intrigue as a woman and wins a happy life.
