Qin Jianjian is transported a thousand years back in time to an ancient imperial palace by a mysterious bracelet, where she becomes a lowly palace maid. To return to the modern world, she must find the man destined to be her soulmate—the one who has waited for her for a thousand years. Determined to find her fated love, she uses her intelligence and ruthless strategies to rise from a humble maid to a high-ranking court lady serving the Empress Dowager. After nine years of searching, she still cannot find him. Until one night, Emperor Chao Feici accidentally witnesses her committing murder...