In the first year of Yuanding, Xiao Wan, the eldest daughter of the Xiao family's concubine, was ordered to enter the palace.
Three years later, the first daughter of the Xiao family entered the palace. There was no second concubine in the family. Will Xiao Wan just accept her fate or take a chance?
The child she risked her life to give birth to became a pawn in the harem. Will she, Xiao Wan, choose to resist or obey?
The confidant she thought she could trust turned out to be a palace concubine in the blink of an eye, and she was framed and thrown into the cold palace. Will she choose to grow old alone in the cold palace, or give up everything and embark on this road of no return?
When she finally stood at the highest position in the harem, she felt desolate inside. Family, love, friendship, what else did she have in the end?
After forty years in the harem, what is the sorrow of a daughter of a noble family, and what is the sorrow of Xiao Wan?