Gu Qingyan, the daughter of a general, had her whole family wrongfully wiped out. As the only survivor, she possesses the family's secret knowledge "Hundred Fragrances", and enters the palace incognito as the palace maid Su Qingyan, vowing to find out the truth and kill her enemies. With her extraordinary wisdom and incense-making talent, she gradually rose through the harem's swords and swords, arousing the fear and suppression of the Queen Mother, who was famous for her hypocrisy, and the concubine Shu, who had green tea attributes.
At the same time, she also attracted the attention of the young emperor Xiao Jinyu. On the surface, this emperor is sunny and carefree, but in fact he is a "student tyrant" with deep knowledge in the city. He has long been wary of the intricate forces in the court and secretly investigated old cases of the Gu family.
Su Qingyan thought she was taking advantage of the emperor, but she didn't know that she was already the prey and treasure in the emperor's palm. In the name of love, Xiao Jinyu set up numerous "tests" to guide her closer to the truth while taking her under his wing. The two were repeatedly pulled between suspicions and temptations, and emotions and intrigues were intertwined. The highlight is the battle of wits between the two heroes, the heroine calmly takes revenge, and the hero is guarded by the dark side. The suspense is reversed layer by layer. It seems that the heroine is overcoming the difficulties, but in fact it is the hero who paved the way for her. In the end, they jointly uncover the shocking conspiracy. The heroine succeeds in revenge, and the hero also stabilizes the imperial power.