Yongzheng passed away and Qianlong ascended the throne. Zhen Huan was firmly in the position of Queen Mother and held the power of the Sixth Palace. The East Queen Mother Tong Jia, who had no title, was just a puppet in the palace and no one cared about her.
In a lightning strike, Qing history expert Shen Lingyao's soul penetrated the sick and dying Queen Mother of the East. Su Nianqing, the daughter of the top history department, turned out to be the low-level maid of the Cining Palace who had just been caned to death.
Mother and daughter are so far away from each other that they cannot recognize each other when they meet, so they have to hide and travel through the secrets. Because of the disparity in their identities between the Queen Mother and the palace maid, they join forces in secret, one in the dark.
She lived in the Shoukang Palace, and took advantage of the remaining power of the clan to restrain and balance Zhen Huan. She lay on her back and tried her best, approaching Zhen Huan step by step, to explore the secrets of the palace and the undercurrents of the past.
Gao Xiyue is arrogant and makes things difficult, Jin Yuyan secretly kills her, Zhen Huan's suspicion gradually grows, and murderous intentions are everywhere in the palace, and the mother and daughter are in desperate situations several times.
The palace wall separates them from each other, and the two figures stand side by side under the phoenix curtain. They fought against concubines, broke up conspiracies, and conquered the power of the Holy Mother Queen Mother in the harem, just to protect each other in this deep red-walled palace, seek a glimmer of hope, and change the fate that they had no control over.
Watch as mother and daughter join forces to change their fate against the odds and stay together in the maelstrom of the Forbidden City!
