Queen Chen Qingli has been a virtuous man for twenty years, but she was ignored by Emperor Pei Que and alienated by her own son, Prince Pei Xiaoling. Both father and son doted on Concubine Yi, who was born in the countryside, Li Wan. After the prince's wedding, she went to Qianlong Mountain to pray for blessings and fell off a cliff due to a flash flood. After she survived, she decided to escape and went south to Bianzhou to open a tailor shop under her name. By chance, she disciplined the dandy boy Xie Shao, and gradually fell in love with Xie Shao's uncle, Xie Wangyun. Later, her identity was exposed and she was found by the emperor. She returned to the palace on the condition of deposing Concubine Yi and no longer had to compromise. The emperor died of pill poisoning and the prince succeeded to the throne. In the end, she left the palace as the Queen Mother and reunited with Xie Wangyun.
