The deep palace grudges of the past have been dispersed with the wind; the glory and conspiracy of the past are all in the past. However, when the baton of power is passed to the new generation, how will those secrets buried by the years resurface? After the death of Emperor Yongzheng, Zhen Huan was revered as the Queen Mother and retreated to the deep palace. She thought she would be away from the disputes in the court, but she never expected that the gears of fate were still turning quietly. The new emperor Hongli succeeded to the throne. He was eager to get rid of his mother's shadow and create his own prosperous age. However, deep down in his heart, he could not get rid of Zhen Huan's influence. Between mother and son, there is both the fetters of family ties and the game of power. The complex emotional entanglement has become a new undercurrent in the Forbidden City. At the same time, the forces in the harem were quietly reorganizing. The old people in the past either retired behind the scenes or made plans secretly; while the new generation of concubines entered the whirlpool of the deep palace with their own ambitions and calculations. The Queen Mother and the Emperor, new favorites and old ministers, all forces check and balance each other, and a new power struggle quietly begins. In this deep palace shrouded in power and desire, how will Zhen Huan face her son's temptation and dependence? Can Hongli find his own path under the shadow of his mother? Old dreams are reunited, and the afterglow has not faded. When all the dust has settled, who can truly hold the power of the Qing Dynasty? "Afterglow in the Harem" takes you into a familiar yet unfamiliar Forbidden City, witnessing the deep mother-son love between the Queen Mother and the Emperor, and feeling the undercurrent of the old and new forces in the harem. This is a legendary story about power, family love and growth, a love and hatred that will never end under the afterglow of the palace.
Intent: Derivative works