Wang Jingqiu

During the Yongle period, Shen Yujuan, a talented girl from Jiangnan, was forced into the whirlpool of the palace from a scholarly lady because her family was involved in political struggles. In the game of power and love, she used Li Qingzhao's poems as spiritual armor to deal with the emperor, powerful ministers and enemy countries. She eventually grew from a chess piece to a chess player, opening up an unprecedented female path in the male-dominated court, and composing a magnificent epic about growth, intrigue and self-awakening.