Ruan Sui, an illegitimate daughter of the Marquis household, feigned madness and idiocy for thirteen years to avenge her mother and clear past injustices. Disguised as a fool, she deliberately approaches the silver-haired Crown Prince, Xie Qingye, drawing him into investigating the case. By embroidering a blood-dyed phoenix soaring across the skies, she brings the Crown Prince back, breaks familial ties in blood to escape the Marquis manor, and exposes the Marquis of Zhenbei before the Emperor, using herself as bait to bring down her traitorous biological father. The Crown Prince long knew she was merely pretending to be a fool, yet willingly fell for her, donning dark armor to protect his wife and trusting her with his life. From mutual exploitation to true devotion, the two weather court intrigues, military mutinies, and rule the realm together as Emperor and Empress.

Year After Year of Joy (66 episodes)