A bracelet transports Qin Jian Jian back a thousand years to the Chenqi Palace, where she becomes a maid. Only after she finds her lover, who awaited her for thousands of years, can she return to the present day. Determined to find her destined lover, she uses cunning and ruthless tactics to rise from the lowest ranks to become a first-class maid at the Empress Dowager's side. After nine years of searching, she remains unsuccessful. However, Emperor Chao Fei Ci witnesses her murderous rampage at night.