[Replacement Romance + Chasing His Wife to the Crematorium]
Mu Mingzhu, a tea seller from Jiangnan, was famous throughout the land for her tea-making skills, yet she was forced into the palace. Her cup of "Snow-Capped Green" caught the emperor's eye, but she had no idea that she looked just like his deceased first empress. His favor came like a tide, but danger lurked beneath it. The loss of her child left her heartbroken, and she left the palace.
Outside the palace, the carefree Prince Xiao Hongqi understood and cherished her, promising her a peaceful life amid mountains and rivers. To save her family, she returned, rose from the ashes, outwitted the favored consorts, and killed her enemies with her own hands. But the emperor's suspicions ran deep, and he repeatedly weighed her against the power of the throne.
In the end, she took off her phoenix crown and walked out of the palace gates. The towering palace could not imprison a wisp of tea fragrance. Amid Jiangnan's misty rain, someone would share a pot of tea with her, and they would spend their lives together.
Theme: The resilient power of holding on to your sense of self and dignity.
