When the Orioles Return and the Swallows Depart, Request the Long Tassel

Volume One: The Splendid Cage

Volume Two: No Regrets After the Move

Volume Three: Turmoil on the Northern Frontier

Volume Four: Bringing Order to the Capital

Across four volumes, the story follows Shen Ying as she enters the palace to uncover the truth about her father's death. While defending the northern frontier, he was framed and killed through a treacherous minister's scheme.

The year Shen Ying entered the palace, she was only thirteen. Clutching half of the tiger tally her late father had left behind, she stepped into the splendid, man-eating palace.