The series follows the plot from the first novel, “The Golden Bird Dynasty” (大金鵬王), as Lu Xiao Feng (Raymond Lam) investigates the Emperor’s mysterious illness and meets with a lost princess Shang Guan Dan Feng (Lan Xi) who tells him that he has to find three officials of her old kingdom to find the answer. In his quest, Lu befriends a blind doctor Hua Man Lou (Zhang Xiao Long) and a swordsman Xi Men Chui Xue (Shaun Tam), and they then work together to unveil the mystery.

Trung Hoa năm 1722, tại nơi hậu cung thối nát đầy những dối trá, lọc lừa, các phi tần sẵn sàng trả mọi giá để có được quyền uy và sự sủng ái của Hoàng đế.