1.
After she transmigrates into the Yue dynasty as its female chancellor under an empress, Ming Jingyue has to stay on her toes at all times.
Above her is a suspicious and domineering empress, and below her are officials with deeply entrenched connections.
Ahead are people struggling to make a living, and behind her is a covetous imperial uncle.
Caught between them all, Ming Jingyue has to serve as chancellor with utmost care, as if treading on thin ice.
2.
Once Ming Jingyue holds power in her hands, everyone makes her promises.
The regent strokes her shoulder and whispers temptingly in her ear: "If I become emperor, you will be empress. We will rule together for all eternity."
Her childhood friend stops her carriage and tugs at her sleeve. "If you've grown tired of the intrigues at court, why not come away with me and live as carefree hermits in the mountains? Wouldn't that be a better life?"
Empress Yan personally ties up her hair, sincerity filling her eyes. "The white-robed female chancellor, capable of going to heaven or earth, is none other than you, Ming Jingyue. My minister, will you join me in building a realm ruled by women?"
How beautiful their promises sounded, how deeply they stirred her heart.
But later, they all betrayed her.
3.
Then she had no need to keep her promises, either.
I, Ming Jingyue, have ideals of my own.
If the heavens must be overturned, then I will overturn them. If the earth must be turned upside down, then I will dig it all up. I will make mountains stand on their heads, make rivers flow backward, and rewrite the rules of the world.
If all under heaven betrays me, so be it. The bright moon will shine on me.
△Please note:
1. This is not a matriarchal setting.
2. The heroine and every other character in the story have moral flaws.
3. There is a romance, but a happy ending is not guaranteed.
4. The main focus is the heroine's career and ambitions.
5. Please read with caution.
Theme: Are kings and nobles born to rule?
