The Phoenix-Locked Palace

In the final years of the Northern Zhou, the Empress Dowager held power at court. Wen Yu, her nephew and a highly esteemed official, was appointed Grand Marshal. He had five sons and one daughter, and his beloved daughter Wen Yan was born in his old age. From childhood, she was cherished by Wen Yu. Although Prince Ningyuan Lin Zhi was only thirteen, he was the current emperor's cousin. When Wen Yan was eight, she met Prince Ningyuan Lin Zhi and Wang Jing, the son of the Grand Minister of Agriculture, at a banquet. Thus began Wen Yan's turbulent life.