The story takes place in the imperial court during the chaotic Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms era, in an alternate world. Lin Yue is a modern woman who accidentally transmigrates to the past and activates a Palace Intrigue System in the imperial court. With her intelligence and ambition, she aims to climb to the very peak of power in this treacherous court. However, the antagonists are jealous of Lin Yue's rising prominence and obstruct her System missions at every turn. They even plot to cause a misunderstanding between her and the emperor, earning her his cold shoulder. As a newcomer in the imperial harem, the heroine has low status, yet she must topple a powerful and influential consort within the short time limit set by the System. It is an almost impossible task. At the same time, she is torn between using the System's power to rise quickly and holding on to her kind nature. The imperial hierarchy is rigid and the rivalries brutal. Everyone sees the heroine as a threat and joins forces against her. The System's deadlines draw ever closer, and failure to complete a mission means punishment. Although she uses her golden finger to turn the tables time and again, she is also forced to lose some things she cherishes in the process of defeating her rivals.
