The story takes place during the Ming Dynasty. In order to enrich the declining harem, the court held a nationwide selection of palace maids. In order to repay the kindness of the wealthy businessman Shao Zhong (played by Yang Zhe) for taking her in, the orphan Ziyun replaced his daughter Chunhua (played by Ady An) to enter the palace as a palace maid. She and Bai Hanxiang (played by Liu Tingyu) worked together in the laundry bureau, and the two became friends who could talk about anything. Soon there was a palace coup, and the crown prince Zhu Jianshen (played by Jiang Yi) was exiled. The palace maid Wan Zhen'er (played by Yang Yi) never left her. After Zhu Jianshen succeeded to the throne, Wan Zhen'er was named a concubine, and Ling Qiqiao (played by Liu Naping) also took advantage of the situation to become a celebrity around the concubine. At this time, Hanxiang, who was already a court musician, and Chunhua fell in love with Yang Yong (played by Feng Shaofeng) who sneaked into the palace for revenge. Concubines Hanxiang and Qingzi were jealous of Concubine Wan because they were pregnant with a dragon son. Chunhua was determined to help them, but unexpectedly caused a new round of infighting in the harem...