Road to Empress 2 Li Zhi route

Route

Road to Empress 2 Li Zhi route

Li Zhi route guide from returning to court through power struggles, throne politics, affinity checks, and the empress ending path.

Answer summary

Road to Empress 2 Li Zhi route

How do I enter Li Zhi's route?: Choose returning to the palace in the prologue; later choices focus on court politics, power, and the empress path.
What should I track?: Track affinity, power, prestige, empress-seat conflicts, and court choices to avoid missing route-specific nodes.

Last updated: 2026-07-11 · Sources are listed in page tables and the sources page.

Direct answer

Li Zhi's route starts by choosing to return to the palace in the prologue. For cleanup, verify power, prestige, Li Zhi affinity, empress-seat choices, court decisions, and empress-ending prerequisites.

Steps

Li Zhi route cleanup order

Confirm the prologue route
Choose returning to the palace before using Li Zhi notes, and do not mix them with Li Tai chapters.
Track court and empress-seat nodes
Mark power, prestige, affinity, and empress-seat choices separately.
Replay bad endings last
Clear a safe route first, then replay bad endings and failed QTE states by chapter.

Chapter / route structure

Li Zhi choice checklist

Route structure: prologue return -> empress-seat and court nodes -> power / prestige / affinity cleanup -> empress prerequisites and ending cleanup.

Chapter	Scene	Choice	Result
Prologue: Choice of Fate	Scene 1	Leave this place and start the New World branch	Scene 2
Prologue: Choice of Fate	Scene 1	Return to the palace and climb to the peak of power	Scene 7
Prologue: Choice of Fate	Scene 2	Snatch the flower hairpin and eliminate Liu Xi	Scene 3
Prologue: Choice of Fate	Scene 2	Beg her for mercy and ask her not to cut your face	Ending 001
Prologue: Choice of Fate	Scene 2	Stop struggling to protect the Prince of Wei	Ending 002
Prologue: Choice of Fate	Scene 3	Snatch the flower hairpin	Scene 4
Prologue: Choice of Fate	Scene 3	Do nothing	Ending 005
Prologue: Choice of Fate	Scene 4	Assassinate Liu Xi	Scene 5
Prologue: Choice of Fate	Scene 4	Do nothing	Ending 006
Prologue: Choice of Fate	Scene 5	Answer frankly	Scene 6
Prologue: Choice of Fate	Scene 5	Sigh with emotion	Scene 6
Prologue: Choice of Fate	Scene 5	Stay calm	Scene 6
Prologue: Choice of Fate	Scene 6	Hide Liu Xi's body	Go to【】
Prologue: Choice of Fate	Scene 6	Flee immediately	Go to【】
Prologue: Choice of Fate	Scene 6	Make it look like an assassin's attack	Go to【】
Prologue: Choice of Fate	Scene 7	Force your way out	Ending 003
Prologue: Choice of Fate	Scene 7	Ask the nun to deliver the hairpin to Li Zhi	Ending 004
Prologue: Choice of Fate	Scene 7	Call out loudly to Li Zhi	Scene 8
Prologue: Choice of Fate	Scene 8	Mash the prompt to struggle free	Go to【】
Prologue: Choice of Fate	Scene 8	Do nothing	Ending 007
Chapter 17: A New Era	Scene 9	Greet her normally	Scene 10
Chapter 17: A New Era	Scene 9	Greet her with an aggrieved tone	Scene 11
Chapter 17: A New Era	Scene 10	Hug him back	Scene 11
Chapter 17: A New Era	Scene 10	Do not hug him back	Scene 11
Chapter 17: A New Era	Scene 11	Agree	Ending 008
Chapter 17: A New Era	Scene 11	Refuse	Scene 12
Chapter 17: A New Era	Scene 12	Use Consort Xiao's resentment toward Empress Wang	Ending 009
Chapter 17: A New Era	Scene 12	Use Empress Wang's wariness of Consort Xiao	Scene 13
Chapter 17: A New Era	Scene 13	Act timid and weak	Scene 14
Chapter 17: A New Era	Scene 13	Stay neither humble nor arrogant	Scene 15
Chapter 17: A New Era	Scene 14	Actually... we were more than old acquaintances	Ending 010
Chapter 17: A New Era	Scene 14	They are all rumors	Ending 011
Chapter 17: A New Era	Scene 14	It is true	Scene 16
Chapter 17: A New Era	Scene 15	We were more than old acquaintances	Ending 012
Chapter 17: A New Era	Scene 15	It is true	Ending 013
Chapter 17: A New Era	Scene 15	They are all rumors	Ending 013
Chapter 17: A New Era	Scene 16	I am willing	Scene 17
Chapter 17: A New Era	Scene 16	If I become a palace maid, I can help the Empress more	Ending 014
Chapter 17: A New Era	Scene 16	If I become His Majesty's consort, I can help the Empress more	Ending 015
Chapter 17: A New Era	Scene 19	Power	Chapter clear
Chapter 17: A New Era	Scene 19	Li Zhi's heart	Chapter clear
Chapter 17: A New Era	Scene 19	I want both	Chapter clear
Chapter 18: Devouring Palace 2.0 I	Scene 21	Pull your hand away	Scene 22
Chapter 18: Devouring Palace 2.0 I	Scene 22	Ask the Empress to punish the insolent servant	Ending 016
Chapter 18: Devouring Palace 2.0 I	Scene 22	Say you believe Linglong did not mean it	Scene 23
Chapter 18: Devouring Palace 2.0 I	Scene 22	Aunt, I will not let you speak of the Empress that way	Scene 23
Chapter 18: Devouring Palace 2.0 I	Scene 23	My life has long belonged to the Empress	Scene 24
Chapter 18: Devouring Palace 2.0 I	Scene 23	I truly cannot bear this anymore	Ending 017
Chapter 18: Devouring Palace 2.0 I	Scene 23	I simply enjoy doing rough work	Continue
Chapter 18: Devouring Palace 2.0 I	Scene 24	Your Majesty, I want to secure status through a child as soon as possible	Ending 018
Chapter 18: Devouring Palace 2.0 I	Scene 24	His Majesty should spend more time with the Empress	Scene 25
Chapter 18: Devouring Palace 2.0 I	Scene 24	His Majesty should spend more time with Consort Xiao	Ending 019
Chapter 18: Devouring Palace 2.0 I	Scene 25	Actually, I do not want His Majesty to visit the Empress	Ending 020
Chapter 18: Devouring Palace 2.0 I	Scene 25	That is what I truly feel	Scene 26
Chapter 18: Devouring Palace 2.0 I	Scene 26	Serve Li Zhi's meal yourself	Chapter clear
Chapter 18: Devouring Palace 2.0 I	Scene 26	Wait for the Empress's order	Chapter clear
Chapter 19: Devouring Palace 2.0 II	Scene 27	Take the initiative to greet Gaoyang	Scene 28
Chapter 19: Devouring Palace 2.0 II	Scene 27	Stay silent	Scene 28
Chapter 19: Devouring Palace 2.0 II	Scene 28	Smile faintly and remember it for later	Ending 021
Chapter 19: Devouring Palace 2.0 II	Scene 28	Look so wronged that you almost cry	Scene 29
Chapter 19: Devouring Palace 2.0 II	Scene 29	Wipe it	Scene 30
Chapter 19: Devouring Palace 2.0 II	Scene 29	Do not wipe it	Scene 30
Chapter 19: Devouring Palace 2.0 II	Scene 30	Burn it	Scene 31
Chapter 19: Devouring Palace 2.0 II	Scene 30	Keep it	Scene 31
Chapter 19: Devouring Palace 2.0 II	Scene 31	Ignore her and leave directly	Scene 32
Chapter 19: Devouring Palace 2.0 II	Scene 31	State your loyalty to the Empress	Scene 32
Chapter 19: Devouring Palace 2.0 II	Scene 31	Slap her hard	Scene 33
Chapter 19: Devouring Palace 2.0 II	Scene 32	Report this to the Empress immediately	Ending 023or024
Chapter 19: Devouring Palace 2.0 II	Scene 32	Forget the strange people and events; tomorrow is a new day	Ending 022
Chapter 19: Devouring Palace 2.0 II	Scene 33	Use the mistake to shift the blame toward the Empress	Ending 025
Chapter 19: Devouring Palace 2.0 II	Scene 33	Confront Consort Xiao and defend the Empress's innocence	Scene 34
Chapter 19: Devouring Palace 2.0 II	Scene 34	Speak from the heart	Chapter clear
Chapter 19: Devouring Palace 2.0 II	Scene 34	Play hard to get	Chapter clear
Chapter 20: Devouring Palace 2.0 III	Scene 36	Say you like it	Scene 38
Chapter 20: Devouring Palace 2.0 III	Scene 36	What does Your Majesty think?	Scene 38
Chapter 20: Devouring Palace 2.0 III	Scene 37	I like my emperor	Scene 38
Chapter 20: Devouring Palace 2.0 III	Scene 37	Deliberately avoid answering	Scene 38
Chapter 20: Devouring Palace 2.0 III	Scene 37	Like what?	Scene 38
Chapter 20: Devouring Palace 2.0 III	Scene 38	Zhao'er will never leave	Scene 39
Chapter 20: Devouring Palace 2.0 III	Scene 38	Zhao'er will not leave for now	Scene 39
Chapter 20: Devouring Palace 2.0 III	Scene 39	Distribute it to lower-ranking palace servants	Scene 40
Chapter 20: Devouring Palace 2.0 III	Scene 39	Use it to buy rare gifts for the Empress and Noble Consort Liu	Ending 026
Chapter 20: Devouring Palace 2.0 III	Scene 40	Click repeatedly	Scene 41
Chapter 20: Devouring Palace 2.0 III	Scene 40	Do nothing	Ending 027
Chapter 20: Devouring Palace 2.0 III	Scene 41	Agree first, then tip off Consort Xiao to set them against each other	Ending 028
Chapter 20: Devouring Palace 2.0 III	Scene 41	"I think there is someone else behind the murder."	Ending 029
Chapter 20: Devouring Palace 2.0 III	Scene 41	"Please make the decision for me, Queen, and severely punish Concubine Xiao Shu!"	Scene 42
Chapter 20: Devouring Palace 2.0 III	Scene 42	Let the Queen grant you full authority to investigate this matter thoroughly.	Ending 030
Chapter 20: Devouring Palace 2.0 III	Scene 42	Ask the Queen to allow you to investigate Liu Xi	Scene 43
Chapter 20: Devouring Palace 2.0 III	Scene 43	Disguised as Rui'er's resentful spirit, "asking for life" from Liu Xi	Ending 031
Chapter 20: Devouring Palace 2.0 III	Scene 43	Put Liu Xi in jail and torture him severely	Scene 44
Chapter 20: Devouring Palace 2.0 III	Scene 44	slap her	Scene 45
Chapter 20: Devouring Palace 2.0 III	Scene 44	No fan	Scene 45
Chapter 20: Devouring Palace 2.0 III	Scene 45	Destroy her faith	Scene 46
Chapter 20: Devouring Palace 2.0 III	Scene 45	“Fulfilling” her faith	Scene 46
Chapter 20: Devouring Palace 2.0 III	Scene 46	kill	Chapter clear
Chapter 20: Devouring Palace 2.0 III	Scene 46	spare her life	Chapter clear
Chapter 21: The Unwanted Consort I	Scene 47	I just got kicked out	Ending 032
Chapter 21: The Unwanted Consort I	Scene 47	I've been lingering outside the door for a long time	Scene 48
Chapter 21: The Unwanted Consort I	Scene 47	I just came out of it	Ending 033
Chapter 21: The Unwanted Consort I	Scene 48	(Hold the ground)	Scene 49
Chapter 21: The Unwanted Consort I	Scene 48	Do nothing	Ending 034
Chapter 21: The Unwanted Consort I	Scene 49	Li Zhong	Scene 50
Chapter 21: The Unwanted Consort I	Scene 49	vegetarian festival	Scene 50
Chapter 21: The Unwanted Consort I	Scene 49	The two conspired	Scene 50
Chapter 21: The Unwanted Consort I	Scene 50	Li Zhong	Ending 035
Chapter 21: The Unwanted Consort I	Scene 50	vegetarian festival	Scene 51
Chapter 21: The Unwanted Consort I	Scene 50	Two people together	Ending 036
Chapter 21: The Unwanted Consort I	Scene 51	Slowly tenderness calls him	Scene 52
Chapter 21: The Unwanted Consort I	Scene 51	He immediately recognized him as his foster brother	Ending 037
Chapter 21: The Unwanted Consort I	Scene 52	Keep wearing it	Scene 53
Chapter 21: The Unwanted Consort I	Scene 52	Get a pair of the same earrings	Ending 038
Chapter 21: The Unwanted Consort I	Scene 52	Tell Li Zhi	Ending 039
Chapter 21: The Unwanted Consort I	Scene 53	Prevent their common son Li Zhong from becoming the crown prince	Ending 040
Chapter 21: The Unwanted Consort I	Scene 53	Help their common son Li Zhong become the prince	Chapter clear
Chapter 21: The Unwanted Consort I	Scene 53	Let Li Zhi spend more time with Concubine Liu to make the Queen fearful	Ending 041
Chapter 22: The Unwanted Consort II	Scene 54	Come back in talent costume	Scene 55or
Chapter 22: The Unwanted Consort II	Scene 54	Sneak in in night clothes	Scene 58or
Chapter 22: The Unwanted Consort II	Scene 55	From the first time I saw His Majesty	Scene 56
Chapter 22: The Unwanted Consort II	Scene 55	From the first time His Majesty came to my aid,	Scene 56
Chapter 22: The Unwanted Consort II	Scene 55	Earlier than His Majesty was pleased with me	Scene 56
Chapter 22: The Unwanted Consort II	Scene 55	I won’t tell you~	Scene 56
Chapter 22: The Unwanted Consort II	Scene 56	take a taste	Scene 57
Chapter 22: The Unwanted Consort II	Scene 56	I don’t like to eat lychees, I prefer to eat Li Zhi	Scene 57
Chapter 22: The Unwanted Consort II	Scene 57	Okay, let’s have one as soon as possible	Ending 043
Chapter 22: The Unwanted Consort II	Scene 57	Your Majesty, you should be loyal and loyal.	Scene 61
Chapter 22: The Unwanted Consort II	Scene 58	kiss him	Scene 59
Chapter 22: The Unwanted Consort II	Scene 58	No kiss	Scene 59
Chapter 22: The Unwanted Consort II	Scene 59	Okay, let’s have one as soon as possible	Ending 042
Chapter 22: The Unwanted Consort II	Scene 59	Your Majesty, you should be loyal and loyal.	Scene 60
Chapter 22: The Unwanted Consort II	Scene 60	Leave	Scene 61
Chapter 22: The Unwanted Consort II	Scene 60	Run away after teasing	Scene 61
Chapter 22: The Unwanted Consort II	Scene 61	Advise Li Zhong to remove the king and Empress and support the imperial concubine as the queen	Ending 044
Chapter 22: The Unwanted Consort II	Scene 61	Advise Li Zhong to pay more attention to his mother and concubine	Scene 62
Chapter 22: The Unwanted Consort II	Scene 62	After Li Zhong ascends the throne, he will respect Concubine Liu as the Empress Dowager.	Chapter clear
Chapter 22: The Unwanted Consort II	Scene 62	Concubine Liu intends to replace the queen	Ending 045
Chapter 23: Chief of the Nine Consorts I	Scene 64	I acquiesce to His Majesty’s appointment of you as Zhaoyi.	Ending 046
Chapter 23: Chief of the Nine Consorts I	Scene 64	I politely refuse to call you Zhaoyi.	Scene 65
Chapter 23: Chief of the Nine Consorts I	Scene 65	"Actually...I'm pregnant with Li Zhi's child!"	Scene 66
Chapter 23: Chief of the Nine Consorts I	Scene 65	"Meiniang must follow the Queen wholeheartedly"	Ending 047
Chapter 23: Chief of the Nine Consorts I	Scene 66	Sister, I will definitely seek justice for you	Scene 67
Chapter 23: Chief of the Nine Consorts I	Scene 66	Sister, I will help you stay away from this bad husband	Scene 67
Chapter 23: Chief of the Nine Consorts I	Scene 67	Chatting with my sister about interesting fortune-telling stories from childhood	Scene 68
Chapter 23: Chief of the Nine Consorts I	Scene 67	Chatting with my sister about embarrassing childhood stories	Scene 68
Chapter 23: Chief of the Nine Consorts I	Scene 67	Go to bed early	Scene 68
Chapter 23: Chief of the Nine Consorts I	Scene 68	Make a decisive decision and make a big deal out of it	Ending 048
Chapter 23: Chief of the Nine Consorts I	Scene 68	Don’t worry about it, check your food carefully	Scene 69
Chapter 23: Chief of the Nine Consorts I	Scene 69	Spread the word that the child in your belly is a girl	Ending 049
Chapter 23: Chief of the Nine Consorts I	Scene 69	Give yourself the abortion pill directly	Scene 70
Chapter 23: Chief of the Nine Consorts I	Scene 70	completely destroyed	Scene 71
Chapter 23: Chief of the Nine Consorts I	Scene 70	Hidden in the queen's chamber	Ending 050
Chapter 23: Chief of the Nine Consorts I	Scene 71	Let him be killed with a stick	Ending 051
Chapter 23: Chief of the Nine Consorts I	Scene 71	Protect him	Scene 72
Chapter 23: Chief of the Nine Consorts I	Scene 71	Do nothing	Ending 051
Chapter 23: Chief of the Nine Consorts I	Scene 72	mourn for her	Chapter clear
Chapter 23: Chief of the Nine Consorts I	Scene 72	Spare her life and send her into exile	Chapter clear
Chapter 24: Chief of the Nine Consorts II	Scene 74	Let him know that you are more ruthless than Queen Wang	Ending 052
Chapter 24: Chief of the Nine Consorts II	Scene 74	Let him know you are better than the queen	Scene 75
Chapter 24: Chief of the Nine Consorts II	Scene 75	I believe your Majesty	Scene 76
Chapter 24: Chief of the Nine Consorts II	Scene 75	Zhao'er is willing to help His Majesty and regain the power of the Emperor.	Scene 76
Chapter 24: Chief of the Nine Consorts II	Scene 76	you have always been my best friend	Chapter clear
Chapter 24: Chief of the Nine Consorts II	Scene 76	It's all over	Chapter clear
Chapter 25: Entering Court I	Scene 78	Memorial sent to Qing by the eldest grandson	Continue
Chapter 25: Entering Court I	Scene 78	Memorial of Xiao Liangcai	Continue
Chapter 25: Entering Court I	Scene 78	Ji Huaizhong's memorial	Continue
Chapter 25: Entering Court I	Scene 78	Read all	Continue
Chapter 25: Entering Court I	Scene 79	The eldest grandson sends you off	Scene 79
Chapter 25: Entering Court I	Scene 79	Xiao Liangcai	Scene 79
Chapter 25: Entering Court I	Scene 79	Ji Huaizhong	Scene 80
Chapter 25: Entering Court I	Scene 79	watch it again	Scene 78
Chapter 25: Entering Court I	Scene 80	A job with a high salary	Scene 81
Chapter 25: Entering Court I	Scene 80	Low salary, but a powerful official position	Ending 053
Chapter 25: Entering Court I	Scene 81	Have you forgotten your original intention of serving the country?	Scene 82
Chapter 25: Entering Court I	Scene 81	Can you really survive under the control of powerful officials?	Scene 82
Chapter 25: Entering Court I	Scene 81	Don’t you want to clear yourself of the smeared charges?	Scene 82
Chapter 25: Entering Court I	Scene 82	What about uncle? I am still his favorite woman!	Continue
Chapter 25: Entering Court I	Scene 82	Did Lieutenant Changsun ever care about family ties?	Continue
Chapter 25: Entering Court I	Scene 82	In this world, the surname is Li	Continue
Chapter 25: Entering Court I	Scene 83	Impeachment of Chief Sun Taiwei	Ending 055
Chapter 25: Entering Court I	Scene 83	After the petition was abolished	Chapter clear

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Can I use Li Zhi and Li Tai notes together?

It is better not to. The chapters, prerequisites, and failure nodes differ, so split cleanup by route.

Does the Li Zhi page contain spoilers?

It includes necessary choices, chapters, and ending-node hints. Use safe choices first, then inspect failure nodes after a clean clear.