Shen Ninghua, a poor orphan, entered the palace hoping only to keep her head down and live in peace, but she was dragged against her will into the power struggles of the imperial harem. Though the emperor showed her a moment of favor, he never once protected her. In the end, she was framed and unjustly cast into the Cold Palace. Driven to despair, the woman who had once been meek lost all hope. From then on, she embarked on a carefully plotted path of revenge.
