Ning Shuyan, the concubine of the Hou family, was forced to enter the palace. She was ignored by the emperor because of her past rejection by Prince Xuan. She took advantage of retreat to gain the emperor's heart and gained attention for the first time. Tang Cairen framed the blame, but she quietly broke up the situation and cleared up the grievances. Joining forces with Xi Jieyu, they resolve the vicious frame-up by Concubine Zhuang and Concubine Rong, and sacrifice their lives to save the fetus of Xi Jieyu. She was plotted to have a false pregnancy, so she used a trick to create a miscarriage to find out Concubine Zhuang, and pushed Concubine Zhuang's information back to Yihe Palace. Xi Jieyu was plotted to have a miscarriage, and Ning Shuyan took advantage of the situation to defeat her opponent. Concubine Zhuang gradually lost her sacred heart, so Ning Shuyan was granted the title of "Zhao Jieyu" by the Jin Dynasty. She stood firm in the intrigues and deceit, and finally became an irreplaceable person in the emperor's heart.
