Shen Qingyi, the concubine of Yong'an Hou Mansion in Daliang, had a humble biological mother and had lived in the shadow of her aunt and sister since she was a child. She originally thought that her greatest hope in life was to find a decent marriage. However, a sudden draft edict pushed her into the abyss of fate. Her aunt's mother forced her to enter the palace on behalf of her aunt's sister, and promised to keep her biological mother safe after the incident was completed.
After entering the palace, Shen Qingyi realized that this magnificent palace was actually a prison for cannibalism. The queen is kind on the surface but hides murderous intentions; the noble concubine is domineering and presses every step of the way; and the concubines have their own agendas and are fighting to the death with open guns and hidden arrows. She had no intention of competing for favor, but because of her resemblance to the late emperor's concubine, she unexpectedly touched the deepest secret in the emperor's heart. When she finally understood that in this harem, not fighting would lead to death, she decided not to hold back any longer.
From the humblest of low-level talents to the powerful imperial concubine, Shen Qingyi climbed to the pinnacle of power in ten years. But when she finally sat on the phoenix throne and looked back, she found that the most terrifying enemy was never the concubines, but the emperor who she thought loved her deeply.
