
Seraphina Shaw, princess of Chuan, in love with Aidan Preston, young lord. Plotted against, she becomes pregnant. She awakens mind-reading, discovering Lady Preston and Aidan's plan: force her into concubine, seize power and dowry. Uncovering the Preston family's corruption, she cuts ties. Using mind-reading, she gathers evidence, uprooting the General's Manor. She becomes Princess Regent, then Empress Regnant of Chuan, creating a golden age.