Uncrowned Queen

She was once a noble girl, but her family was overthrown due to her father's incompetence. From then on, she was dependent on her mother, struggling to survive in power and poverty. She is rude and unruly, but talented. She is good at playing music, chess, calligraphy and painting - this is the last dignity left to her by her mother, and it is also her weapon for revenge. "I don't want to be the canary in the harem, I want to be the chess player in the court." Faced with the emperor's increasing pressure, she flatly refused to become his concubine, and instead proposed a shocking deal: a monarch and subject by day, a lover by night. She wants to wield real power as a female official. The emperor was shocked by her boldness, but could not let go because of her talent and ambition. At the same time, the princess gradually awakened in the confrontation with her and learned to protect herself with power and tactics; while the Queen Mother's eyes showed both fear and unconcealable admiration. "This world is never a chessboard for men." In this game of power, she stirred up the storm as a woman, forming a subtle check and balance with the emperor and princess. The family's blood feud, her mother's expectations, and her own ambitions all turned into steps under her feet. In the end, who is the real chess player?