She should have been pure and kind. She should have found a good match. She should have lived a happy life. But she entered the palace and was drawn into its vicious intrigues. Step by step, she won the emperor's favor, then step by step, incurred the jealousy of the imperial consorts, until at last she descended into the depths of the Cold Palace... She is Jia Xinyun! Her cheeks are wet with tears, but who can tell whom her heart resents?