In the third year of Emperor Yongzhang's reign, Su Mingyi, the direct daughter of the Imperial Tutor, entered the palace as the "most beautiful woman in the capital" and was granted the title of Concubine Xian. She had only her personal maid Jin Shu to support her. The world praises her for being unparalleled in music, chess, calligraphy and painting, but they don't know that she has learned the power of power from her father. She knows that only authority can save life within the red wall - the harem is never a hotbed, but a cannibalistic Shura field.
The Empress Dowager's niece, Concubine Li Shu, falsely accused her of hiding imperial treasures, and Concubine Li secretly mixed cold and cool substances into the anti-fetal medicine. Su Mingyi calmly dismantled the matter: she used the "Palace Regulations" to clear up the suspicion and made Emperor Zhao Heng fear his relatives; she also set up a trap to expose the evidence that Concubine Li had conspired to murder the emperor's heir, and by the way, reduced his brother's military power. She never believed in Zhao Heng's favor, and only used him to balance the needs of the Queen Mother. However, she was also jealous of the emperor because of her sobriety. Jin Guifei and Xu Assistant Manager of the Sixth Palace were closely watched by informants and were not allowed to touch the military power.
Soon after she was granted the title, the Queen Mother teamed up with her old ministers to frame her for treason with the Su family. Su Mingyi counterattacked by handing out evidence that the Queen Mother had deposed the emperor; but Zhao Heng turned around and plotted against her with an "anti-fetal medicine" mixed with sterilizing cold medicine, making her completely understand that the emperor's warmth was all fake, and that only by taking power could she protect herself.
In the next ten years, she secretly recruited military generals to support the officials of the poor family, and used Jinshu relatives to control part of the military power. Zhao Heng became seriously ill in his later years, and the princes competed for the throne, causing chaos in the court. She used the late emperor's edict to suppress the situation. After Zhao Heng's death, Su Mingyi refuted the idea of "prince assisting the government" and ascended to the throne wearing a dragon robe, using military force to suppress opposition.
When all the begonias on the red wall were gone, she sat on the dragon chair, with only the brocade book beside her. The world judged her as ruthless or pitiful, but she only knew that from the day she entered the palace, what she wanted was to control her own destiny and protect Dayong River and Mountain from turmoil.