Oops! The King Is in Love - Season 1

After accepting a job to recruit martial arts talents for the palace, Yan Zhixia discovers that her employer, Yan Jin, has disappeared without paying her. Disguised as a eunuch to collect her wages, she encounters the emperor again.

After discovering Yan Jin's true identity, Zhixia struggles to survive palace life while being drawn into a power struggle between the emperor and the Empress Dowager. Meanwhile, General Gong Ye returns to court, and Lin Yanqing seeks the emperor's help for his imprisoned grandfather.

Yan Jin asks Zhixia for honesty, but her obligations to the Empress Dowager put their growing trust to the test. As she struggles to escape the palace, Yan Jin begins investigating her identity.

After discovering Zhixia's secret, Yan Jin agrees to help conceal her identity, bringing them closer together. Meanwhile, political pressure mounts over the emperor's marriage, and Lin Yanqing seeks help for his grandfather.

Yan Jin protects Zhixia from punishment as pressure from the court to choose an empress intensifies. When Gong Zhiyue enters the palace bearing a personal gift for Yan Jin, Zhixia begins to confront her feelings for him.

As the Empress Dowager and Gong Ye maneuver to strengthen their political influence, Yan Jin struggles to hide his growing attraction to Zhixia.

Determined to escape the palace, Zhixia attempts to obtain a way out, but a drunken encounter with Yan Jin complicates her plans.

After leaving the palace, Zhixia discovers that she still cares deeply for Yan Jin and becomes involved in a scheme surrounding the imperial examinations.

As preparations for selecting an empress begin, Yan Jin struggles to reveal his feelings to Zhixia. Meanwhile Zhixia gets drawn into a dangerous situation that puts her identity at risk.

As Lin Yanqing faces a serious accusation, Zhixia worries about his fate and misunderstands Yan Jin's intentions.

After Yan Jin falls seriously ill, the Empress Dowager turns her attention to Zhixia, placing her in danger.

As Lin Yanqing faces mistreatment in prison, Zhixia seeks help to secure his release and becomes involved in Princess Anle's efforts to marry him.