In the prosperous capital of the Great Jin dynasty, Lin Miaoyin, eldest daughter of the Marquis of State-Guarding, is gifted, accomplished, and brilliant. She is enjoying a comfortable life at the marquis’s estate when a visit from Xiao Yurou, the cousin of the Earl of Loyalty and Valor’s family, and the deliberate provocations of the Third Concubine set off a storm.
With her intelligence and resolve, Lin Miaoyin puts an end to the conflicts within the household, but this is only the beginning of her tumultuous life. After entering the palace, she struggles to survive amid ruthless power plays and fierce rivalries within and beyond the court.
Through one clash and crisis after another, she and the calculating Prince Jin, Xiao Yichen, go from testing each other to understanding and loving one another, embarking on a moving romance full of twists and turns. Lin Miaoyin stays true to herself through adversity and matches wits with her rivals. Amid shifting intrigues, she writes her own legend, ascending step by step to the pinnacle of power and glory.
