A modern woman time-travels to become Noble Consort Qi of the State of Wu, who is used as a gift by her father the king to be sent into the inner palace of the Great Zhou. Fu Beichen, the emperor of the Great Zhou, has a brutal and tyrannical temperament, and the women in his inner palace mostly live short lives. Relying on her storytelling skills to lull Fu Beichen to sleep, she survives by a stroke of luck and gradually gains favor, yet repeatedly falls victim to framing by people in the inner palace. Her younger sister Qi Yi enters the court with the King of Wu, coveting the position of empress, and colludes with the rebellious Prince Gong to plot and abduct her. Feigning compliance, she maneuvers around them, escapes the stronghold using her wits, is injured during her flight, and is found and brought back by Fu Beichen leading his troops. After the rebellion is suppressed, Fu Beichen puts aside his suspicions and establishes her as empress. Having gone through life and death, their mutual affection deepens, and ultimately they go together to live in seclusion in the mountains.