The Shen family is wrongly implicated in a calamity, and Shen Yan is reduced to a palace maid, struggling to survive in the inner palace.
By a stroke of fate, she wins the favor of Emperor Qin Youchen and rises from the lowest rank of consort.
Amid the intrigues of the harem and the suspicions of the court, she patiently plots through every storm. She must establish herself among the Six Palaces and clear her family's name.
After enduring countless trials and dangers, she climbs every palace step and ascends the Phoenix Throne, taking charge of the central palace.
