Schemes in the Deep Palace: Ashes Behind Vermilion Walls

Her family is raided overnight, and Shen Qingxue, the daughter of a condemned minister, disguises herself as a palace laundry maid and lies low in the imperial palace. The towering red walls can block out the sunlight, but not her determination to clear her family's name. With every move carefully planned, she climbs from the depths of misery to the pinnacle of power. A cold-hearted crown prince falls for her and protects her, while an arrogant consort takes a ruthless hand against her. The palace is a treacherous game of shifting fortunes. As the truth is revealed piece by piece, her family's blood feud, the emperor's deep affection, and the harem's infighting become a tangled knot. With her own flesh and blood as her pieces and her true heart as her stake, she wagers on a breathtaking game of life and death within the blood-red palace walls.