From Cold Palace to the Throne

Drama / Romance

Psychology PhD Lin Qingwan transmigrates into the body of a disgraced concubine banished to the Cold Palace after being falsely accused of poisoning the emperor's heir. With her entire family executed, she is trapped in a deadly predicament. Using psychological analysis to see through people's motives, forensic toxicology to unravel conspiracies, emergency medicine to save herself and others, and economic expertise to reform the imperial government, she begins by winning over the eunuchs of the Cold Palace. Leveraging the emperor's attention, she rises step by step until she is made Imperial Noble Consort. She exposes the Duke of State-Defending's conspiracy to frame her family, clears their name, and avenges their deaths. When the emperor falls gravely ill, she confesses her identity as a transmigrator. Ultimately, she earns his trust, takes over the imperial court, and ascends the throne, becoming Dasheng's first female emperor. She introduces the imperial civil service examinations for women, revises inheritance laws, opens a new Silk Road, and establishes the Tiangong Institute. Breaking the shackles of feudal society, she ushers in an era of prosperity and splendor. This is the legendary story of a modern, educated woman who uses her knowledge and abilities to defy fate and change her destiny. Watch as she fights her way out of a deadly predicament and rises to become an emperor remembered throughout the ages.