Cheng Hanqian is the only daughter of a scholarly family. Well-read from a young age, she is exceptionally talented and combines a gentle disposition with keen intelligence.
Her close friend Du Ruotong is stunningly beautiful and comes from a prominent family. With Cheng Hanqian's wholehearted support, she enters the imperial court. Using her own ingenuity, Cheng Hanqian devises strategies for Du Ruotong, helping her establish herself step by step in the treacherous harem until she ultimately becomes empress.
Afterward, Cheng Hanqian also marries into a family of immense power. She assumes she'll lead a quiet life after marriage, supporting her husband and raising children, but the grand household proves just as rife with undercurrents. The wives and concubines compete for favor, and family interests spark endless disputes. The experience she gained in palace struggles now comes in handy once more within the great estate. Cheng Hanqian must set aside her gentle nature and face one crisis after another with intelligence and resolve, striving to protect herself amid the whirlpool of household intrigue and safeguard her dignity and her family's honor as she writes her own legendary story.
