Palace maid Nina awakens a special power, seeing the red threads of emotion. She sees through frame-ups and affairs, escaping death. She foils a poisoned tea plot, catching the Emperor's attention. When a palace coup erupts, she turns the tide by taking The Deposed Consort hostage. She is promoted to Palace Matriarch. She becomes a master manipulator in the deep palace, yet is trapped in The Forbidden City, interwoven with these red threads.
