The History of Blood and Tears in the Harem

"Bing Wu in the Deep Palace, Shocked and Stung" In the Bingwu year of Qianlong (1771), undercurrents surged in the Forbidden City. A bizarre fire on New Year's Eve unveiled the prelude to the bloody conspiracy in the harem. The concubine Jin Jia, who has been in the palace for ten years, wanted to protect herself wisely, but due to the accidental injury of her fourth elder brother Yongxuan, she was drawn into the center of the whirlpool. Concubine Chun's favor, Concubine Shu's calculations, Concubine Yu's family background, the Queen's checks and balances, the Queen Mother's shadow... All forces have created a huge dark web within the red wall. From the leak of water in Yikun Palace to the poisoning of Concubine Qing, from the cracks in the Guanyin statue to the bloody words on the edge of the well, one after another "accidents" happened one after another. Concubine Wan committed suicide unjustly, Concubine Yu died mysteriously and suddenly, Concubine Chun suddenly lost power, and even the Queen of the Middle Palace was eventually hanged. Concubine Jia worked step by step in the desperate situation, taking advantage of her own strength and using her spear to attack her shield. She found that all the clues pointed to a dark hand behind the scenes - the imperial guard He Shen. This young powerful minister, who was only sixteen years old, was able to mobilize the harem of the former dynasty and control the life and death of his concubines. And behind him, there seemed to be an even more towering figure standing. From the ink-filled account books under the Buddhist niche in Kunning Palace, to the fatal transaction in the sycamore tree in the cold palace; from the horror of the assassination in the Xishan Paddock, to the hidden secret report in the Dowager Palace. Concubine Jia walks on the edge of a knife, not only to protect her young son Yongxuan, but also to deal with the emperor, the queen mother, and powerful officials. When the last trump card was revealed, she realized that no one in this palace was innocent, everyone was a chess piece, and everyone was a chess player. In the end, He Shen was executed, the Queen Mother retired, and Concubine Jia was promoted to the Imperial Concubine to take charge of the affairs of the Sixth Palace. However, when the dust settled, a new undercurrent was quietly surging under the snowy night.