To protect her family's territory, a woman marries the second prince, only to find herself trapped in a corrupt imperial family, enduring relentless mistreatment and discovering her husband's selfish true nature. Eventually framed for corruption and sentenced to death, she regrets ever accepting his proposal. But just as she faces execution, she finds herself back at the very party where he first proposed to her. Determined not to repeat her past mistakes, she encounters a mysterious first prince who never existed in her previous life. Not only does he propose to her, but he makes an unexpected offer: "You should become the emperor." From a disgraced empress to the ruler of an empire, her journey toward revenge, power, and an unexpected romance begins!