Picking up after the end of the first series, Emperor Zheng Kang names Qian Qian Empress. However, on the way to her own coronation, her retinue was attacked by armed assassins who appear to have killed the new Empress. Rushing to the scene of the attack, the Emperor was shocked to find the palace maid Qiao Yu disguised as the Empress instead. It appears that Qian Qian, unhappy with the restrictive life of the palace, had ran away on the day of her own coronation...
The Commander of the Army, Chou Yu, meanwhile, not content despite his current high position, seeks to have his daughter Meng Meng named Empress whatever the cost.
