On the night when the country was destroyed and the palace was burned down, Shen Linghui, the legitimate princess of the Great Zhao Dynasty, was used as a bargaining chip by her relatives to sacrifice to the enemy. She was imprisoned in the sky prison and became an abandoned son that no one cared about.
A fire engulfed the imperial city. She escaped by the light of the fire and hid in the snowy sky. The anonymous nobleman left money and food to save her life, but she didn't know who the benefactor was.
After lying dormant for several years, she transformed into a singer and killed the rebels with a song. Then she changed her appearance and crossed the river to Beijing as a down-and-out distant cousin to defect to the "rebel" reviled by the whole country - Li Shuheng, a young powerful minister in the former dynasty and now the minister of Zhongshu in Beishuo.
The world scolded him for abandoning his homeland and succumbing to his new master. No one knew that this powerful surrendered minister was just a puppet kept in the open by the new emperor. He has a false reputation, his real power has been reduced, and he is covered in stigma, all in disguise. He never surrendered, and secretly planned for several years, just waiting for an opportunity.
On the bow of the Yuhu boat, Li Shuheng recognized her at a glance - the princess in distress he had rescued on a snowy night. He didn't talk about old grudges or reveal his identity, he just watched her enter the game quietly, and then personally paved every step for her.
Living in the Li Mansion, Shen Linghui harbored a blood feud and fought every step of the way. From being an abandoned child of a subjugated country who was left to be slaughtered, she dealt with the intrigues and conspiracies of the court, sharpened her mind, and transformed into a chess player. But what she doesn't know is that every time he survives from a desperate situation, every time he seeks victory in danger, he carries the stigma and trouble in the dark, using his body as a ladder to silently support her.
The mystery of the past was revealed, and the two put aside their barriers and formed an offensive and defensive alliance.
The phoenix rises to nirvana and displays its full potential. Shen Linghui defeated the rebellious ministers and traitors with his wisdom and people's hearts, and Li Shuheng spent half his life planning to send her to the throne of Ninth Five-Year Plan.
She restored her homeland of Dazhao, sat on thousands of miles of rivers and mountains, and became the empress in charge of the world.
And he had already retreated to His Majesty Dan, kneeling upright with his head buried low——
"My lord, congratulations to your majesty."
Life is like chess, he who knows the game survives, he who breaks the game survives, and he who masters the game wins.
Intention: Life is like chess. He who knows the game survives, he who breaks the game survives, and he who masters the game wins.