Be My Empress
In the opulent confines of the Yin dynasty's Imperial court, a mysterious and cunning foreign assassin, Veda (Meixi), is secretly commissioned to eliminate Emperor Kang Xi.
However, Meixi's plans are unexpectedly derailed when she is captured and forced to assume the role of a maid under the watchful eye of the Empress Dowager.
Determined to fulfill her original mission, Meixi must carefully navigate the intricate web of palace politics to gain the Emperor's trust. Yet, as she expertly manipulates those around her, she finds herself entangled in a complicated dance of loyalty, deception, and forbidden emotions.
When Emperor Kang Xi unexpectedly confesses his ardor for Meixi and declares his intention to elevate her to the position of Empress, should she bear him a son, Meixi's carefully constructed facade begins to crumble.
As tensions escalate, Meixi becomes the target of Imperial Concubine Yuhua's ruthless machinations. Yuhua, fueled by her own ambition to claim the Empress title, forms a perilous alliance with Jian Wei, the Emperor's banished and malevolent uncle.
Jian Wei, driven by a lust for power and a desire for vengeance, secretly manipulates Yuhua to further his own sinister agenda: to assassinate Emperor Kang Xi and install his own son as the rightful ruler.
Torn between her loyalty to her original mission and her growing sense of duty to protect the Emperor, Meixi must now confront the treacherous undercurrents of the palace and confront the darkness within herself.
Will Meixi find a way to reconcile her conflicting allegiances, or will the intricate web of palace intrigue ultimately prove to be her undoing?
And now a shocking truth lurks in the shadows. The Emperor, who has publicly denounced and forbidden the practice of magic, harbors a secret: he possesses the ability to wield dark magic.
But this newfound power comes with a shroud of mystery. How did the Emperor, a stalwart opponent of magic, come to possess this forbidden art? Is he the victim of a malevolent curse, or has he succumbed to the very darkness he once sought to eradicate?.