When Yasmin Conrad was just a kid, she watched her mom get torn apart by vicious dogs because she swept some cherry blossoms wrong. The person who ordered it was Elsie Hudson, who was about to become the Queen.Elsie wasn't satisfied with just one murder; she wanted Yasmin dead too. Right before the wolves could get her, some mystery person saved her and made a deal: learn how to seduce powerful men, get into the palace, and take down the woman who ruined everything. Now Yasmin's ready to use every trick in the book to destroy Elsie, because some things can only be settled with blood.
Ye Liuying, once a gifted noblewoman, was saved from being sold to a brothel by Meng Wanting. The two formed a bond that lasted through years of hardship. When Meng Wanting's husband, Gu Changqing, was summoned to the palace, Ye Liuying accompanied her, only to witness Concubine Yong have Meng Wanting, Gu Changqing, and their child killed before her eyes. A year later, Ye Liuying returns to the palace, driven by revenge. But as she uncovers the truth, she realizes the true killer is someone she never expected…