Fifteen years after Qing Emperor Jiaqing was crowned, the country seems to be in harmony. However, tensions among the imperial concubines escalate. All the imperial concubines, including the emperor's beloved Yu-Yue, sense this and grow anxious as the triennial imperial concubine election approaches. Yu-Yue's position is threatened by an imperial descendant, Yuk-ying, a powerful eunuch's adopted daughter, Yi-Sun, and an experienced imperial servant maid, On-Seen. They are both friends and foes in the battle for the emperor's affection. The four beautiful women are either friends or lovers of an imperial physician, Sun Bak Yeung, and a soldier, Kong-Wu. Schemes and deceit undermine their love and friendships within the palace.
