In the later years of Dayin Saint Ancestor, kings competed for the heir apparent. Nian Shilan, the general's daughter, was from a prominent family, and Nian Gengyao, his brother, held a large number of soldiers. The Nian family held a high position but was deeply involved in the whirlpool of the imperial power game. In order to stabilize the family's power, she married into Prince Yong's palace as a concubine. Seeing through Yinzhen's ruthless and suspicious nature, she did not fight or rob, but hid her edge. At the same time, Cai Ling, who had met her by chance, secretly accumulated strength to protect her.
After Yinzhen ascended the throne, the Nian family was surrounded by many parties because of its great achievements. Nian Shilan was notorious for his arrogance and indulgence, so he gathered a group of confidants to establish a secret line. Later, when the Nian family was framed and destroyed, she endured the disguise and left the Forbidden City in the name of the deposed concubine and her in-laws, and went to Junggar to reunite with Ce Ling. The two formed an offensive and defensive alliance, and she rectified the grassland military and political affairs, accumulated strength, and disintegrated Dayin's power.
When the time was right, Nian Shilan issued a proclamation to attack Yin, breached the Forbidden City, exposed the truth about Yinzhen's conspiracy, and overthrew the Yin Dynasty. She gave up the throne, ascended the throne and founded a dynasty, implemented the New Deal to stabilize the world, stayed with Ce Ling and ruled the country together. In her later years, she retreated to the harem, finally breaking free from the shackles of her status and becoming a generation of empress who changed her destiny.
Concept: Machiavellian heroine