When Gu Yunshang was 30, a car accident brought her, along with the memories of her present life, to the Zhao Dynasty.
The second prince, Gu Xieyi, has been reborn and wants only to ascend to the highest throne and rewrite the ending of his previous life.
One is skilled at scheming; the other is skilled at setting the stage.
From the inner palace to the imperial court and the empire beyond, they join forces to break through one predicament after another, gradually changing the course of a century of Zhao Dynasty history.
She helps Gu Xieyi, returned from rebirth, win the succession struggle and become emperor. She also uses this game of power to claim the right to stand above the masses.
The great clans fear her, the court officials look down on her, and the people question her.
They say women should not wield power. They say women cannot become emperor. They say women must ultimately depend on men to survive.
Gu Yunshang never argues.
Because one day, she will stand somewhere no one else can reach, and change the rules of the age by her own hand.
And she wants more than power and status. She wants freedom that no one can take from her.
Theme: The meaning of power is not just to rule, but to be free
