The Pawn Falls, the Queen Rises

In her previous life, Li Shuangwan was brutally harmed by Emperor Linghe and Imperial Concubine Wan Hongmei. Reborn on her wedding night, she discovers that Linghe ordered his shadow guard Gu Ying to consummate the marriage as a substitute while spying. Li Shuangwan feigns ardent love and deliberately sows discord between the imperial couple, openly suppressing Wan Hongmei while secretly entangling with Gu Ying, who has disguised himself as a eunuch. Unknown to her, Gu Ying is also a reborn Northern Qi prince. The two tacitly conspire, using assassins to overthrow Linghe, and Gu Ying ascends as the new emperor. Years later, when Linghe returns for a confrontation, he is exposed as a fraud through a blood test. Gu Ying exhausts his life force from defying destiny, a new emperor takes the throne, and Li Shuangwan holds power as regent.