劇中故事主要敘述地位極低的高麗貢女奇氏因為美麗的容貌和際遇意外獲得元朝皇帝的寵幸，一步步登上元朝皇后皇位，成為名留千史的奇皇后的故事。女主角奇承 娘從被高麗進獻給元朝的貢女，成為皇宮中的奉茶宮女，卻因美貌及因緣巧合而得到了皇帝的愛慕，最後一步步登峰造極，登上皇后之位。The series revolves around Ki Seung-nyang, a Goryeo-born woman who ascends to power despite the restrictions of the era's class system, later marrying Emperor Huizong to become an empress of the Yuan Dynasty. The series depicts her loves and political ambitions as she is torn between the two nations