In the forty-third year of Yongning, the Yan family was framed and Yan's father was poisoned by the prince and announced that he had died of illness. Yan Xiangmo entered the court for revenge, secretly cultivated power, and gradually emptied the imperial power. During this period, he discovered from his old archives that he was of royal blood. Under the double impact of blood feud and life experience, he was completely disappointed with the current dynasty and proclaimed himself emperor. However, the road to the top lies across the Chu family - he originally wanted to treat the Chu family as a pawn to use their strength, but in the scheme of things, he couldn't help but fall in love with Chu Zhengyuan, the third son of the Chu family. Country and love, chess game and sincerity have been entangled ever since.
Intent: This is a story about "the avenger is burned by the fire he lit, and the schemer is trapped by the chess game he grasps".