As a child, Su Wanyi saw a shy, flustered little boy beneath the palace walls, but mistook him for the reigning emperor, Xue Jinglin.
The scheming, arrogant imperial uncle, Regent Xue You, wields great power but uses it only to protect Xu Yan.
After taking Forgetting Dust Powder, Su Wanyi changed her name to Xu Yan. A major shock later brought back her memories. She hates Xue Jinglin: she hates that his father rebelled and killed all her family, and hates even more that he was the little boy she met as a child.
Xu Yan had planned everything, but after entering the palace, she ends up becoming a female official in the Bureau of Music by a twist of fate.
Xue You keeps close tabs on Xu Yan and saves her from danger time and again.
With the fervor of revenge burning deep within her, Xu Yan struggles between giving in to her feelings and holding herself back, suffering with every choice.
The towering vermilion palace walls imprison countless lives. In the end, will they be able to break free of fate’s cage, leave these towering walls behind, and forget the past, remembering only the present?
