Shen Zhiyi is an orphan who survived the fall of the previous dynasty. He bears a blood feud and is forced to enter the palace as a "white moonlight substitute". During the three years, she performed her affectionate role to the extreme, and everyone thought she was in love with the emperor Xiao Heng. Until Bai Yueguang Chu Mingyue, who died young, came back again, everyone was waiting to see the substitute joke.
However, Shen Zhiyi calmly returned the queen's seal and asked to leave the palace. No one knows that under those three years of meekness, she has already weaved a huge web: students from poor families regard her as their mentor, the people praise "Qingtang layman" for his talent in helping the world, allies from the Western Regions offer thrones to help, and even her "childhood sweetheart" the prince of an enemy country is willing to be the most dangerous sword in her hand.
When she listened to politics behind the curtain as the Queen Mother and took charge of the country while sitting behind the beaded curtain, the emperor who had abandoned her like worn out shoes begged her to turn back with red eyes. But Shen Zhiyi just raised his eyes lightly and pushed the memorial of the New Reform Policy to Long Ben: "Your Majesty, it's time to talk about state affairs."
From a substitute in the palace to a chess player in the world, she uses the country as her game and all living beings as her sons. Not only to seek revenge, but also to create a prosperous Qingming era where women can study and be sensible, and cultivators can have their own land. On this road, old love and new plans are intertwined, and affection and calculation are indistinguishable. When she finally stands at the top of power, what does she seek, the loneliness among thousands of people, or the world of "Blooming Golden Flowers" in her mother's legacy?
Intent: This is a story about "choice". Choose not to be the shadow of others, choose not to be trapped in the small space of love, choose yourself, and push the world to turn a little in a more equitable direction.