The Lucky Little Dragon

Zhao Qingsui, a vegetable seller in the capital, happens to save Crown Prince Zhao Lingyun from assassins, and the two come to depend on each other. Her son Ma Fan has married into the Zheng family, who bully her again and again and even try to kill her. When the Crown Prince is found and returns to the palace, Zhao Qingsui is made Empress Dowager. The Eldest Princess frames her in a bid for power, but the plot is exposed. Disillusioned by her son's betrayal, Zhao Qingsui chooses to return to her hometown to atone for him.