Emperor Li Jingheng of the Great Xia returns to the capital after ten years leading troops on the battlefield. Framed, he spends one night with Su Qingqing, a maid from the laundry bureau.Meng Fuge, Su Qingqing’s companion, claims to be the woman and is titled Noble Consort Li. She torments Su Qingqing relentlessly and even mistakes Li Jingheng for a guard, subjecting him to cruel torture.When the truth comes to light, the impostor pays for her crimes. Su Qingqing is pregnant with the emperor’s child. She rises from a lowly palace maid to become the Empress of Great Xia.
