Gu Changning, Empress of the Great Sheng Dynasty, devoted her entire dowry and personal connections to helping Xiao Chengye ascend the throne. For years, she shouldered the court's greatest burdens, from disaster relief to the depletion of the national treasury. Looking forward to finally fulfilling their long-awaited rendezvous in Jiangnan, she unexpectedly discovers a secret: for seven years, her husband has secretly kept his life-saving benefactor, Su Mingwan, and their child in Jiangnan. Even more cruelly, the child bears the same name as the baby she lost. The Empress Dowager, her father, and her brothers all knew the truth and concealed it from her. Heartbroken, Gu Changning gathers evidence and uses the established laws and procedures to restore her family registration and leave the imperial palace. But Prince Ning is secretly plotting to seize power at court, and an even greater crisis is approaching. How will she face what lies ahead?