Everyone in the land said that an empress should be a model for all under heaven. Wang Ruozhao became just that, but lost her husband, her children, and her closest friend, left with no family or friends to turn to. She thought they could treat each other with mutual respect, but never imagined they would end up cold and distant. From her lofty position, she watched a flower-like woman fall into a trap, only to become a prisoner herself.