After giving her heart to the wrong man, she resolutely enters the imperial palace, content to keep a low position and lie low to survive.
Her old romance comes to a complete end beneath ten miles of bridal finery. From then on, she puts love behind her and hides her sharp edges. As the inner palace is torn by endless rivalries and plots come one after another, she relies on her quiet resilience to navigate the competing factions, seeking neither the emperor’s favor nor a moment’s tenderness.
She burns away the delusions of youth and bids farewell to the past. Amid one calculated move after another, she seizes control of her own fate and ultimately stands in the palace on her own strength.
