這部戲劇追溯羋月的一生，描述她身為嬪妃的動盪歲月，以及成為中國第一位太后的掌權之路。
公元1735年乾隆即位，與他少年相知的側福晉如懿也依禮進宮為妃。從此，二人在宮廷裡演繹了一段從恩愛相知到迷失破滅的婚姻歷程。新帝登基，如懿因與乾隆青梅竹馬的情份成為嫻妃，因此受到眾人排擠，而太后又與如懿家族是世仇，如懿身邊危機四伏。此時，乾隆也同樣面對太后掌權和老臣把持朝政的難題。權力更迭的過程中，乾隆與如懿互相扶持，共同渡過難關，直到二人掃清障礙。乾隆經過多年努力，也如願將如懿推上皇后之位，與他共治天下。然而當上皇后的如懿卻發現，乾隆已從少年夫君成長為成熟帝王，他的多疑善變以及自私不斷顯露，兩人間的情意及信任漸漸破滅。但如懿依舊堅守美好回憶，恪守皇后職責，直到去世。
It tells the story of Hua Man Tian, the son of a wealthy and powerful family, who finds himself in an unwanted love triangle between a princess and his childhood lover, whom he truly loves. When his childhood lover is accused of treason, she uses magic to switch faces with the princess but their problems get deeper when the magic wears off quickly.
Set in the fictional Eastern Liang dynasty, circus performer Ye Ningzhi’s troupe enters the palace and stages a performance to celebrate the empress dowager’s birthday. The ambitious grand princess (emperor’s sister) decides to cause mischief by framing her for treason, though the heroine is saved by strategist Wei Guang, and falls in love at first sight with him.
一部懸疑劇，描述了母親們在激烈的社交媒體戰爭中為了自己的幸福而彼此摧毀，以擺脫壓迫、傷害和秘密，並重新找回真正的自己。
碰上難關的一家人搬進高級社區，尋求新的開始，然而上流生活表面風光，危機卻接踵而至。