She was named "Dream of Phoenixes," but could the daughter of a mere county magistrate truly soar to such heights?
Once you enter the palace, you are bound for life—yet among three thousand concubines, how many ever rise to prominence? The weak become stepping stones for others. And she refused to accept that fate!
She had once been invisible, then suddenly the emperor's favorite. She had basked in glory, only to be trampled into the dust. When her dearest loved ones fell to betrayal, when the emperor's affection proved hollow, when she fought tooth and nail to climb to the very pinnacle of the harem…
Gazing down at all she had conquered, she finally understood—this gilded cage of a palace, in the end, was nothing but a fleeting dream.
