What if the Ula-Nara clan were able to avoid their fall from grace? When 12-year-old Ula Nara Qingying listens in on a conversation between her royal Aunt and the Emperor she learns that being the Empress holds no power if your clan is weak. To safeguard her family she encourages their growth years later her battle truly begins when she enters the harem of the crown prince.

When Zhao Xiu enters the gilded cage, which is the imperial harem, her only plan is to survive. Everything changes when the Emperor quickly falls in love with her. Taking advantage of this, she strives not only to survive the harem but to win the game of power her family has been long entangled with.

Ula-Nara Ruyi the famous Lady Ula-Nara the Secondary Consort of Prince Bao of the First Rank later known as Consort Xian, Noble Lady Xian, Noble Consort Xian the Imperial Noble Consort and The Step Empress of The Qianlong Emperor dies at age 48. When she wakes up the day before she leaves the cold palace she has every intention of not just getting even but to return to the position of empress while her enemies expect her to be more quiet and docile Ruyi is now a predator waiting in the bushes to devour her prey.