[Body Swap + Lighthearted Wish Fulfillment + Love Grows Over Time + Two Powerful, Devoted Leads]
Song Yixue is an empress who has been cast into the cold palace to await her death.
One day, she wakes up to find that she has swapped bodies with the emperor, Min Hanmo.
A massive flood strikes Dongzhou, sending a hundred thousand refugees toward Shengjing.
Corrupt officials claim to care about the country, but plead poverty and shirk responsibility when asked for grain or money.
The respected elite do nothing but read the classics and have no practical skills.
The spoiled young nobles carry on cockfighting and dog racing, acting as if nothing concerns them.
Song Yixue sneers inwardly: How can we build a good country with this bunch of parasites?
Later, the corrupt officials are stripped of their homes and exiled, and their property is confiscated.
The respected elite are forced to study composting, work in the rice paddies, and learn water management, losing handfuls of hair in the process!
The spoiled young nobles are sent to livestock farms to study A Guide to Postpartum Care for Sows, learn how to castrate piglets, and figure out feed ratios.
The civil and military officials kneel and wail: “Your Majesty, put down those memorials and stop pushing yourself so hard! We simply can't keep up!”
[Min Hanmo's Version]
Everyone in the imperial harem knows Min Hanmo dislikes Song Yixue.
After the Song family rebels and is defeated, they wait for the deposed empress to be executed.
But as they wait, His Majesty not only pardons her, he even restores her to the throne and lets her continue to rule the Six Palaces.
What?! The empress publicly rebuked the gentle and virtuous Consort De!
What?! The empress slapped the Imperial Noble Consort, who has enjoyed His Majesty's favor without interruption!
What?! The empress confined Miss Feng and forbade anyone from bringing her food!
The court and harem are in an uproar. Everyone says Song Yixue went mad after entering the cold palace. What surprises them even more is that the emperor, who has always disliked the deposed empress, lets her do as she pleases.
The civil and military officials kneel and wail: “Your Majesty! Put down those memorials and stop pushing yourself so hard! Her Majesty the Empress has gone off to lead an army into battle!”
