Volume One: The Commoner Empress. Jiang Yu, the daughter of a concubine in a seventh-rank official’s household, is forced into palace intrigue after entering the palace, but eventually takes the throne as empress.
Volume Two: Portraits of the Harem. Continuing the story of the first volume, the empress becomes empress dowager. The women of the harem scheme against one another, but also share deep bonds of sisterhood. See how they fight to claim a chance at survival.
Volume Three: A New Beginning. Set in the Great Zhou dynasty many years later, this volume follows a palace maid who enters the palace to seek revenge and becomes entangled in a series of struggles.
