Dreams of Power and Intrigue Behind Crimson Walls

The Great Zhou dynasty teeters on the brink of collapse. Power plays abound throughout the court, while rival factions maneuver in secret. Xiao Zixun, daughter of the Grand Tutor, is drawn into the heart of power by a palace witchcraft case. She and the Third Prince, Yan Chichuan, go from being pawns in each other’s hands to joining forces to survive. Liang Qi’an, heir to the Marquis’s estate, navigates both court and countryside while harboring ambitions of his own. Su Qingyuan pursues her plans in secret, moving between the imperial harem and the court. Yan Qi is thrust into the eye of the storm by the forces of power. Noble Consort Yuan and Mu Jinming, mother and son, scheme against each other, while the emperor’s sons and the empress’s sons each harbor ulterior motives. Across ten volumes, power shifts, alliances form and break, emotions become entangled, and the fate of the realm intertwines with the survival of its people. Amid the palace’s bloody struggles, everyone must find their own place in the world and their own answers.