The Cold Chancellor and the Mad Governor at Her Feet

Rong Hua was dealt a terrible hand from the moment she was born: her birth mother had an affair, and her identity as a fake princess could cost her head at any moment.

Faced with a palace that devours the weak, she trusts no fate. She trusts only power.

She makes her beauty a weapon, dragging Grand Secretary Fu Jingchao down from his pedestal to play a Game of Thrones with her.

Fu Jingchao gives her medicine to prevent pregnancy and teaches her how to manipulate people's hearts, but he fails to reckon with his own.

Meanwhile, Yan Jinghan, the crippled madman who can bring peace to the realm with his pen and cut down treacherous officials with his blade, Grand Director of the Eastern Depot, locks her in his chambers, bringing all his fury to bear.

"Huahua, back then you watched coldly as I descended into hell. Now it's your turn to sink with me."

They all think Rong Hua is a doddering vine they can toy with at will. They don't know she is using their power to eliminate rivals, destroy her enemies, and seize control of the army, one step at a time.

When the imperial edict revealing her true origins arrives, Fu Jingchao and Yan Jinghan join forces for the first time before the Meridian Gate, surrounded by an army of soldiers.

The two arrogant men kneel before her, eyes red: "Huahua, the realm is yours, and you... are mine too."

Rong Hua looks down at them and smiles faintly. "I want the realm. As for you two, we'll see which of you behaves better."