Zhu Mingzhe, a man who is self-denial on the outside but extremely possessive on the inside, is reborn on the eve of the collapse of the female dynasty. In his previous life, he was manipulated by the extremely resourceful villain Chen Xuanji, and watched helplessly as his family was destroyed and his lover died tragically. In this life, he obtained the golden finger of "causal deduction" - he could see the chain reactions and development context behind each choice. When Chen Xuanji carries the memories of his past life step by step, trying to overthrow the empress's regime in the name of "reform," Zhu Mingzhe uses his plan to start a life-and-death intellectual game with the reborn villain in the court. Is the Empress a chess piece or a chess player? Who is the real winner in this game? No one knew that the gentle and humble young master of the Zhu family had hidden all-consuming dark desires in his heart.