Yao Yuzao was once in love with Emperor Xiao Jin. She realizes she is a vicious side character in a period drama script, whose family will be convicted and she will end up in a tragic fate. Seeking a divorce from the cold-hearted emperor, the more she withdraws, the more Xiao Jin refuses to let her go. As prophecies in the script come true, struggles in the imperial court and schemes in the harem are closing in. Yao Yuzao must find a way to survive for her family's safety and fate.