After Xiao Jiuli's mother-in-law was killed by the queen, she lived alone and helpless in the cold palace. She thought she would spend her life in confusion, but the sudden appearance of Major General Shen Que illuminated her life full of darkness like a beam of light. Xie Ling, who had been waiting for revenge in the palace, bullied her, but gradually fell in love with her after going through countless hardships.
The pressure of the imperial power and the struggle for power have made their lives hang by a thread time and time again, but they have survived again and again. Jiuli continued to grow amidst the hardships and dangers along the way. Finally, with the help of Xie Ling, she finally became a wise empress.