Ruo Xi is a stubborn, feisty lady who has no qualms talking back to princes and brawling with princesses. Even Emperor Kang Xi teases her with the nickname "the thirteenth missy who tries her damnedest". This very same girl was originally just your average white-collared worker in modern bustling Shen Zhen but due to some cosmic slip, she manages to travel centuries back in time. Along with her knowledge on how history eventually pans out, she finds herself embroiled in court intrigues. She knows she shouldn't be swept up in the power struggle but she can't help herself because this involves the ones she love as well as the ones who love her. Thus, she can only forge ahead cautiously, step by startling step …