Empress-to-be Serena goes home and finds her mother wronged and bullied. She bides her time until a hasty imperial edict sparks chaos. She reveals her royal identity, humiliates her greedy kin, punishes her heartless father, and reigns joyfully with Emperor Marcus—a hilarious, face-slap-packed revenge drama.
Episode 1 - Serena Returns to Birth Family, Faces Conflict
The Emperor defies ministerial protests to make Serena his empress. Serena then discovers her birth father is a rank-4 official and returns to her long-lost family. Upon reuniting with her mother, she confronts a rude concubine who disrespected her mom, igniting immediate tension.
Episode 2 - Serena Fearlessly Confronts Her Evil Family
Serena returns home and is mocked as ill-bred by her stepmother. She fights back, reminding her father that demoting her mother is a felony. When faced with threats tied to the stepmother's chancellor uncle, Serena reveals she once saved the chancellor, stunning everyone with her intimidating aura.
Episode 3 - Serena Stands Up to Edwin & Defies All
Chancellor Edwin fears the Emperor is targeting him, but Marcus lashes out for his slander of Serena—who shows mercy. Ministers push to crown Serena Empress, but Marcus rejects it. Serena vows to confront Edwin over his niece's actions, defying her family's warnings and even daring to challenge the Emperor.
Episode 4 - Serena's Status Shift & Family Panic
The Emperor intends to crown Serena Empress. A minister tries to adopt her for favor, only to learn she’s reunited with her high-born parents. Meanwhile, the Jiang family panics over insulting the Emperor, plotting to disown Serena—until imperial envoys arrive addressing her as Empress.
Episode 5 - Serena Crowned Empress, Family Disputes
The Emperor issues a decree promoting Lord Gordon to First-Class Duke, his wife Lorraine to First-Class Lady, and crowning their daughter Serena as Empress—Marcus even pens glowing praises for her. But Serena’s family scoffs, dismissing her as a countryside maid unfit for the role and claiming the decree is for Claudia.
Episode 6 - Wrong Empress & Serena's Bid
The family rejoices at the false news that Claudia’s been named Empress, thinking Edwin secured the royal favor. Serena uncovers the truth—eunuchs mistook her for Claudia. She scolds her foolish duke father and heads to the palace to revoke the wrong decree, sparking dramatic family conflicts.
Episode 7 - Family Panics Over Girl's Royal Status
The family initially mocks the shabby girl, but panic erupts when they see royal guards kneel to her. Suspecting she holds an imperial edict, they fear she'll stir palace trouble and bring ruin to them, so they decide to stop her from meeting His Majesty.
Episode 8 - Empress's Father vs Guards
The arrogant father of the Empress barges into the palace, threatening palace guards who quickly apologize after realizing his identity. Meanwhile, a mother-daughter pair plans to beg the Emperor to annul a decree, Serena is chased, and the Empress is stopped—tense conflicts make this episode gripping.
Episode 9 - Emperor's Schemes & Imposter Confrontation
The Emperor plots to turn opposing ministers against each other to secure Serena as Empress, and plans to personally greet her and her father to win her favor. Suddenly, a figure appears, accusing someone of stealing the edict and impersonating the Empress, igniting a tense clash.
Episode 10 - Claudia Falls, Serena Framed
The father favors his second daughter Claudia, claiming she's the rightful Empress and demanding Serena return the imperial edict and apologize. When Claudia attempts to strike Serena, she collapses unexpectedly, and upon the Emperor's arrival, the father falsely accuses Serena of attacking the Empress, ordering harsh punishment.
Episode 11 - Serena Defies Emperor with Royal Whip
Fed up with the lust-blinded Emperor’s reckless decrees, Serena boldly takes up the Royal Whip to confront him, vowing to give him a severe beating to wake him up. Despite her family’s warnings about imperial power and calls to stop her, she refuses to back down, seeking justice for her mother as guards are summoned.
Episode 12 - Emperor Hides, Tasks Cyril to Stop Empress
The Jiang family panics at the Royal Whip's arrival, then relaxes knowing the Emperor is away. Unbeknownst to them, the Emperor is hiding from his furious wife Serena. He appoints Cyril as First-Grade Brave Escort Grand Eunuch with generous rewards, ordering him to stop the Empress to buy escape time. Tension rises when someone dares question the Emperor’s whereabouts and faces being tied up.
Episode 13 - Emperor Hides from Empress; Edwin Seeks Dowager's Help
Terrified by the Empress's wrath for acting without his approval, the Emperor tries to hide or flee the palace but is stopped. Edwin proposes seeking help from the Empress Dowager, while the Empress clashes with Edwin's niece, ramping up the dramatic royal tension.
Episode 14 - Empress Title Dispute & Emperor's Absence
Two women fiercely argue over the empress title: one labels the other an impostor who stole the imperial edict and harmed the emperor. The impostor's mother begs for mercy, and tensions spike when they discover the emperor has fled with Edwin, pushing the real empress to resolve to discipline him.
Episode 15 - Serena Defies Foes with Imperial Decree
Serena is accused of entering the palace armed and speaking treason, ordered arrested by Cyril and Lord Gordon. She defiantly demands to face Marcus to question her alleged crimes, then shocks everyone by producing an imperial decree that names her husband duke, grants her a top title, and crowns her daughter Claudia empress.
Episode 16 - Serena Declares Herself the True Empress
A fierce clash breaks out over the imperial decree. Serena, claiming to be Edwin's true niece's daughter, insists she's the rightful Empress, mocking rivals and ordering them to be beaten. She boasts her regal features, while others try to de-escalate the chaos, making this tense palace showdown gripping.
Episode 17 - Plot to Take Serena to See the Emperor
Ordered to beat Serena, servants refuse and reveal Emperor Marcus promised them generous rewards like promotion and a mansion. The empress suspects Serena is a former palace maid, then decides to bring her before the emperor to challenge his questionable decisions.
Episode 18 - Serena Fights for Palace Justice
Serena arrives at the palace in a sedan sent by the Emperor, defying claims that a concubine doesn’t deserve such honor. Refusing to leave, she declares her mission to revoke an absurd edict and secure justice for her ally, dismissing warnings that the Emperor won’t offend his wife for a servant. Meanwhile, Claudia screams for her parents as she’s punished, and onlookers marvel at Cyril stalling Serena while puzzling over her intense anger.
Episode 19 - Ernest Hides From Angry Queen
In this tense episode, a panicked eunuch alerts Ernest that the queen is heading his way, urging him to flee. Ernest, accused of misreading a decree that triggered Serena’s fury, claims innocence but clashes with the eunuch, suspecting he’s trying to steal his hiding spot. Later, the queen confronts Ernest over scattered memorials, dismissing his credibility and barring him from leaving, as the eunuch bemoans his misplaced savior complex.
Episode 20 - Confrontation Looms at Royal Archive
A servant urgently alerts the monarch that Cyril is leading Her Grace their way, but the ruler insists Cyril—who's been granted high rank and generous rewards—would never betray. Amid rising tensions, they head for the Royal Archive, gearing up for a fierce, unforgiving showdown.
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