Original: 青衿志
An emperor and a noble join forces in secret to reshape the court—while danger lurks both inside the palace and beyond its walls.
To protect his sister from court politics, Yue Chi enters the palace in disguise—only to rise in power and earn the emperor’s trust.
Yue Chi navigates palace schemes and narrowly avoids exposure after trespassing in a forbidden area.
The Prime Minister discovers Yue Chi's disguise but gets pulled into the emperor’s secret plan to reinstate Yue Chi in court.
Yue Chi is tasked with weakening the feudal lords and devises a clever plan, all while catching the emperor’s attention.
Determined to leave the palace, Yue Chi’s plan backfires when he runs into an assassin—who turns out to be a familiar face.
When the palace is sealed off to hunt a hidden assassin, Yue Chi faces a tight spot—but the emperor steps in to protect him.
Returning to court to confront a new threat, Yue Chi is named Chancellor but meets fierce resistance from other ministers.
Ling’er launches a 100-day reform to unite the palace women, while the Empress Dowager sets a trap to confirm her suspicions.
Yue Chi is promoted, but tension with the emperor flares as old enemies reemerge and threaten their alliance.
A steamy bathhouse encounter sparks feelings between Ling’er and the emperor, while threats from the past close in.
A poisoned princess becomes a pawn in a dangerous game, while Yue Chi’s past comes back to haunt him.
Yue Chi tries to send the princess away for her safety, but growing misunderstandings threaten his bond with the emperor.
Yue Chi’s secrets spark conflict with the emperor, just as a new enemy makes his presence known.
Disaster strikes a key city, and Yue Chi is forced to make a cruel choice to preserve political order.
The emperor and Yue Chi temporarily put aside their differences to crush a rebellion—but tensions remain.
Ling’er is taken hostage by the enemy she once trusted, while the emperor struggles with how to reach her heart.
The court turns on Yue Chi as rumors swirl, prompting a bold plan to fake the princess’s death for her safety.
A new woman enters the palace with her own secrets, while past betrayals put Yue Chi in danger again.
A courtroom ambush nearly exposes Yue Chi’s disguise, as palace romances and power plays collide.
A deadly ceremony ends in tragedy, just as the frontier falls under attack and the emperor is gravely wounded.
Yue Chi is framed and imprisoned, then rescued by the enemy prince who tempts him with revenge and war.
Pretending to defect, Yue Chi sneaks into the enemy camp as both sides prepare for a final showdown.
With Ling’er taken hostage, alliances shift fast as the emperor races to turn the tide of war.
As Yue Chi and the emperor reunite on the battlefield, a decisive war looms that could change the fate of the nation.
