Rebirth

In the battle at Ximin Mountain, General Zhuge Yue was shot by an arrow, and his subordinate Chu Qiao followed him into the frozen lake. Three months later, Chu Qiao woke up to find herself in the Yanbei camp, but had lost her memory. Yan Xun, the King of Yanbei, told her that she was the Queen of Yanbei, and they were about to get married.

Yan Xun and Chu Qiao were poisoned by Chun Er. When they woke up, they had been kidnapped by Chun Er and taken to a house on the mountaintop. Chun Er could not accept that Yan Xun was about to marry Chu Qiao, so she forced them to kill each other.

Chu Qiao threatened Huan Huan with a knife, asking her to help her return to the frozen lake.

Chu Qiao fell into the frozen lake but was rescued by a mysterious masked man, who turned out to be the "deceased" Zhuge Yue.

Zhuge Yue delivered medicine to Chu Qiao to heal her injuries. Chu Qiao repeatedly tested the identity of the mysterious man. Zhuge Yue lied and claimed to be Yue Qi, but Li Ce exposed his lie.

The Empress sent Zhan Ziyu to investigate Chu Qiao's true identity. To protect Chu Qiao, Li Ce had her impersonate Princess Fu, a member of the royal family who had been separated for many years.

Yan Xun returned to Yanbei. He killed the divine physician and used her corpse to impersonate Huan Huan, thus making an example of her to consolidate his imperial power.

Chu Qiao became acquainted with Ming Lu, a maid in the Crown Prince's residence. Ming Lu wanted to avenge her father who died in a battle against Xiuli Army. Eventually, she was persuaded by Chu Qiao.