She is Lin Daiyu, but not an orphan. Her father, Lin Ruhai, is a trusted court official and the emperor’s confidant, with control over the empire’s finances.
He is Kangxi, a young emperor of outstanding talent and ambition, yet constrained at every turn by powerful ministers.
When she arrives in the capital, she is no longer the Crimson Pearl Plant, dependent on others. She is the daughter of a powerful minister, returning with the force of thunder. The Jia family’s false affection and the Four Great Families’ relentless pressure are, in her eyes, nothing more than pieces in a game about to end in their downfall.
Kangxi gazes at her. “Daiyu, this throne is lonely. Would you stand beside me and help me cleanse this corrupt court?”
From then on, she makes her plans from behind the boudoir curtains, while he wields his power in court. She will bring the Jia family to ruin and eliminate the powerful, until everyone who bullied, humiliated, or slandered her is forced to their knees!
This is a crushing show of force from the highest echelons, and a legendary tale of an emperor and a brilliant noblewoman joining hands to shape the fate of the realm.
