Beauty's Strategy Season 2

Gu Xiyuan cuts ties with Crown Prince Xiao Jinchen and marries Prince Yan Xiao Xuan. Shortly after their wedding, Xiao Xuan deploys for a campaign and falls into a trap set by Jinchen. After ascending the throne, Jinchen coerces pregnant Gu Xiyuan into the palace under the threat of Jiang Family's safety. Gu Xiyuan endures and plots, allying with Princess De, the Prince Yan's mother, to navigate enemies including Concubine Wan Gu Qingwan, Princess Min, and the Empress Dowager. She turns the tables at a birthday banquet to eliminate rivals. Pretending to conspire with the rebellious Prince Qin, she uses him to assassinate Jinchen, then pacifies the rebellion and clears the Pingyang Marquis family. Finally, Gu Xiyuan supports her son Xiao Qian to ascend, ruling the court as Empress Dowager to avenge her late husband's blood feud.