In the autumn of the third year of Jingtai, the leaves of the sycamore trees in the East Palace fell. Twenty-two-year-old Wan Zhen'er led the five-year-old deposed prince and walked out of the vermilion gate—her Ming Dynasty chess game began to move from this moment on.
Intent: no time travel, no system, no gossip; creation based on a real historical framework; Wan Zhen'er's perspective; political struggle in the court is the main line, weakening the harem struggle; Wan Zhen'er is positioned as an "uncrowned hero" rather than a traditional beloved concubine.