Princess Zhao Ning Becomes Emperor

General Zhao Ning returns to the capital after witnessing her mother's death at the hands of the poisonous concubine Xiao Tingxue and the blind Emperor Li Sheng. She endures and plots, regaining control of the tiger tally, then teams up with Yuwen Che, the rescued prince of Beishuo. During the sacrificial ceremony, she exposes the concubine's corruption and bloodline tampering, kills her enemy, forces the blind emperor to die, and ascends the throne. Soon after, Yuwen Che, now King of Beishuo, brings the entire nation as a dowry and kneels to ask for an arranged marriage. Zhao Ning implements new policies, establishes schools for women, and opens career paths for them, eventually pacifying the four seas to become a supreme ruler.