The plot of the complete TV series is as follows: The TV series " Startling Step by Step " was a modern urban romance drama adapted from Tong Hua's novel of the same name. The drama described the emotional entanglement and political struggle between the modern girl Ruoxi and the 14th Prince after she traveled to the Qing Dynasty. In the drama, Ruoxi was told by her parents that she was the future empress when she was young. However, when she really traveled back to the Qing Dynasty, she found that she was not the real empress but a tool used for political struggles. Her encounter with the 14th Prince made her gradually fall in love with him, but his identity and political background made it impossible for them to be together. In the palace, Roxi faced various political struggles and palace conspiracies. She had to keep her sanity and rationality at all times while paying attention to her emotional life. The emotional entanglements between her and the Eighth Prince, the Ninth Prince, and the others were also a highlight of the drama. The whole story was full of suspense and reversal. As the story went deeper, the relationship between Ruoxi and the 14th Prince became more and more complicated. In the end, whether they could be together or whether they had their own happiness became the focus of the audience.