She guarded his realm three years at war, yet the cold emperor seeks two wives to balance the harem.

【Plot Summary】 Mu Lan followed the late emperor’s last will to disguise herself as a man and serve as prime minister. She assisted in state governance for a decade and led troops for three years to subdue the Xiongnu, single-handedly stabilizing the realm of Dayuan. The late emperor promised to name her empress once Lu Chenzhou ascended the throne and even granted her the authority to depose an emperor. Yet the new sovereign feared her immense prestige and blindly believed the slander of his favored concubine Qin Jiaojiao. He had her personal maid beaten to death, forced her to kneel in punishment at the city gate, publicly slapped her after a drowning incident, and seized her empress phoenix pendant. Mu Lan had yielded ninety-nine times, clinging only to a final thread of affection. The emperor subjected her to unbridled humiliation while compelling her to resolve all manner of court affairs, wearing away all their years of deep love completely.