Ascent of an Empress is a historical romance drama starring Ma Wenyuan, Tian Ai, Guo Jiale, Liu Junfeng, and Wu Haitang.
It tells the story of a woman’s journey from empress to empress dowager and finally to empress regnant—a path of defying fate.
Details
Title: Ascent of an Empress
Chinese Title: 女帝
Genre: Historical, Romance, Drama, Political
Tag: Conspiracy, Supernatural Power, Embezzlement
Episodes: 24
Duration: 15 min
Director: Meng Fei
Released Date: 2026-04-27
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Synopsis
In the Dayin Dynasty, there exists a mysterious group of people born with supernatural abilities. Among them is the Helian clan, who are skilled at finding gold mines and are forced to work as gold mining slaves. The Shen family establishes the Divine Machine Battalion, which recruits most of the gifted individuals in the realm. Fearing the Shen family’s power, the emperor takes a daughter of the Shen family as his queen and gives her the name Ji Mingyue.
A gold embezzlement case stirs up political turmoil in the court, and Ji Mingyue’s life takes a dramatic turn. Through a siege in the palace, the rebellion at Mount Beimang, the trap of Wuse City, and the struggle for military power in the northern territories, Ji Mingyue and Helian Jin walk side by side. Their journey takes them from mutual understanding to suspicion, from fighting to loving, and finally to protecting each other. Two lives that were wrongly swapped ultimately converge. Watch as they rid the court of corrupt officials, overthrow the emperor, and join hands to forge a new path for the people.
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