大燕皇后(hòu )秦臻臻见帝王赵(zhào )元带回北疆亡国(guó )公主瑶姬封妃后(hòu ),意外看到弹幕得(dé )知自己将被赵元(yuán )害死(sǐ )、秦家遭清算。赵(zhào )元果真心狠手辣(là ),因秦臻臻庇护瑶(yáo )姬将其致流产幽(yōu )禁,还刺杀其子女(nǚ )、暗中下毒。秦臻(zhēn )臻心死决意复仇(chóu ),与恨极赵元的瑶(yáo )姬结(jié )盟,假意顺从迷惑(huò )对方。赵元失尽人(rén )心执意废后,秦臻(zhēn )臻借机装病,在其(qí )探望时以束发为(wéi )机联手瑶姬弑君(jun1 ),二人早已化解毒(dú )药,且秦将军大军(jun1 )回京平乱。事后瑶(yáo )姬金(jīn )蝉脱壳获自由,秦(qín )臻臻找回子女,垂(chuí )帘听政。