[No mindless plot + no melodrama + palace intrigue and power struggles + farming + ensemble cast]
She is the Ninth Princess. She may seem to hold a noble status, but in the vast imperial palace, she is as lowly as an ant, all because her mother was a palace maid.
One night, the emperor got drunk and, in a moment of reckless passion, forced the palace maid who served Consort Shu onto his bed. That was how Xia Mingyue, the Ninth Princess, was born.
[A true female-led power fantasy: She starts from the very bottom, with her reputation in tatters, but relies on her extraordinary wit to root out corrupt officials, choose a wise ruler, repel foreign enemies, and govern the court. She is the Ninth Princess, the Great Xia Dynasty's first female chancellor, and a bright moon illuminating the entire empire.]
