Behind the Phoenix Curtains: Lanxin Has Yet to Cross the Emperor's River

When she first enters the palace, all she wants is to keep herself safe and stay out of the fighting. She never expects the palace to be teeming with deadly danger.

The Empress and the Empress Dowager wield immense power. Emperor Xiao Jingyuan is controlled by his maternal relatives, while the favored Consort seems to be nothing more than a pawn.

Shen Weilan makes a name for herself through her family's influence and her own intelligence, but repeatedly falls victim to plots against her.

As time goes by, she discovers that the emperor himself is behind many of the schemes. From the moment she entered the palace, she was merely a pawn in his plan to topple the Zhao family.

The heroine then turns dark, plots against the Crown Prince, and is sent to the Cold Palace. End.