Lu Qingyuan, a female official in the Forbidden City's Artifact Storehouse, possesses the uncanny ability to decipher the memories of artifacts. Wei Huai'en, the eunuch who oversees rituals, is a powerful eunuch who has insight into people's hearts and is the master of rituals. A palace mystery intertwined the destinies of two people who had never crossed paths. He used her power to gain insight into the secrets of the palace; she relied on his power to protect herself in the whirlpool. From professional partners who were each other's pawns, to each other's only spiritual confidants. They explored the truth among the "speaking" ancient objects, and also touched each other's deepest secrets and feelings.
