The Romantic Gambit

Zhou Yijin wakes up from a prophetic dream to find that Wei Xuan, the hostage prince of Yue Kingdom, looks exactly like the new emperor who sentenced her to death in her dream. To change her fate, she approaches this seemingly incompetent prince, and their mutual suspicion turns into an alliance. After he loses his mother, he is forced to become her nominal son. When he discovers that she is the one who saved him in his youth, he becomes hopelessly obsessed with this forbidden love.With the help of her prophetic dreams, she overcomes obstacles in the harem, while he rises secretly in the court. Amid the harem intrigues, they become each other's only support, and she silently allows this dangerous romantic obsession. Unwilling to become a stain on his imperial legacy, she plans to die for his sake, but he rescues her from the flames. "You do not get to decide this," the terrified Wei Xuan proclaims, as he confines her to his side, only to realize her true feelings when she weeps over his near-fatal injury. Ultimately, they break through the barriers of ethics and fate together, ruling the blood-stained empire hand in hand.