Jiang Yili died a miserable death in her past life, turning into a lonely ghost for four years and watching with her own eyes as Xie Jinchen usurped the throne and ascended as emperor. Opening her eyes once more, she unexpectedly finds herself reborn on the couch of this future powerful minister! As the daughter of a treacherous official with her entire family facing death, she is forced to maneuver between survival by avoiding her family's annihilation and dealing with Xie Jinchen. Using every scheme at her disposal, she finally fakes her death to escape. Three years later, she thinks she has finally escaped, unaware that the man once high above has long since gone mad.