Lin Juanyun was once the eldest daughter of the Lin family of Jiangnan. When war broke out, bandits suddenly attacked the Lin residence. Separated from her family while fleeing, she willingly sold herself into servitude at the Cao household to save Xing'er, a loyal servant who had fallen gravely ill. There she met the refined and talented second young master, Cao Junlei, and the upright, honorable General Fan Li. The story slowly unfolds after she enters the prince's residence and becomes the personal maid to Prince Yiyi, Liang Xianyi. Beneath the power of the throne, undercurrents surge and danger lurks everywhere. Court intrigue, romance, cruelty... Lin Juanyun never meant to get caught up in this struggle over the imperial succession, yet...