In the first year of Dawu Yongchang, Xin Mingyue knelt on the road to escape the famine and carved the word "Yong" on his brother's grave with a stone.
That year, the empress Liu Zhao had just ascended the throne, and she had stopped ruthless officials, repaired water conservancy, and opened up science and technology - "all men and women can take the exam."
Xin Mingyue survived, carrying Qinghe on her back, which her younger brother would never see, and walked into the Gongyuan of the capital step by step.
But above the temple, it is far more dangerous than the escape route.
The empress is old, the kings are looking at her, Rouran and Tubo are knocking at her.
Xin Mingyue, who was born in a poor family, must learn to walk on the edge of a knife if she wants to gain a firm foothold in the court dominated by aristocratic families and fight for a leading position for the people of the world.
And the young man she rescued who was captured by Rouran - He Lanzhan, is now the sharpest knife in the Helan family, a move placed by others beside her.
He respects her and helps her, but he may also hate her. Because of his father's secret order to abandon the city, she had seen a name among the documents.
In the chess game of the world, everyone makes a move. Xin Mingyue only has one life and one heart. But the word "forever" she wanted never belonged to one person.
It is a river, flowing from the emperor's desk to the bowl of the hungry people, and from the sword in He Lanzhan's hand to the old scar on her palm.
Above the blood and soil, there will always be someone who will embroider the mountains and rivers again.
Intention: The mountains and rivers were broken, and she embroidered them again as a prime minister - embroidering them into smooth weather and no more starvation.