Su Ce was the last princess of the dynasty. She spent more than a decade disguised as a man, serving as a puppet emperor, but in the end she still couldn't escape being killed by the treacherous chancellor. Given another chance at life, she will kill the traitor and restore peace and prosperity. First, she needs to keep a scholar named Meng Lanzhou close by. Only she knows that this down-and-out scholar will become the blade that turns the tide in her favor.
After failing the imperial exams three times, Meng Lanzhou had already decided to go home and farm when the emperor suddenly summoned him to the palace, valued him, respected him, and followed his advice to the letter.
Meng Lanzhou: To serve Your Majesty is the honor of three lifetimes!
Later, he really was summoned to the emperor's bed. How was he supposed to know the emperor was a woman?!
Meng Lanzhou: Being a loyal minister is hard! The emperor's schemes run deep. I want to go back to the countryside.
Bonus Scene
Su Ce: I know the chancellor abuses his power and brings ruin to the country. I plan to take him down. Will you help me, my good minister?
Meng Lanzhou: Your Majesty is wise. Do you have a plan?
Su Ce: What plan? Let's just do it!
In a nutshell: The story of the last empress restoring peace and prosperity and winning over her beloved minister along the way. This is not a matriarchal society. Court politics + nation-building.
