Lady Shen Miaozhen of Zhaohua was once the most impeccable young lady in the capital.
When her family was falsely accused, she was stripped of her title and sent into the palace, where she became a servant in the Cold Palace.
She remains gentle with others, her smile still soft, as if nothing has changed. Only she knows in her heart: until her family’s name is cleared, being alive is no different from being dead.
She uses the zither to enter the game and her talents to get close to the emperor, slowly gathering evidence and winning people over amid the lamplight and the endless palace rules.
Some secretly protect her, some make things difficult for her, some bring medicine, and some bring blades.
She does not ask the world to believe her. She only wants the day the truth comes to light, when those who deserve to kneel are made to kneel again.
