[1] During the reign of Emperor Shang of Tang, Prince of Ping (Steven Ma), and Princess Taiping (Alice Chan) stage a coup and execute the Empress Dowager Wei (Michelle Yim) who seized power within the court.

Within the inner palace, Prince of Ping 's first wife, Wong Zhen (Nancy Wu) and favorite concubine Zheng Chunxi (Chrissie Chau) compete with their beauty and cannot get along.

The heroic and righteous imperial guards, Yam Sam-Shu (Kenneth Ma) and Ho Lei (Edwin Siu), and the quiet and elegant department heads, Kam Yeuk-chin (Jacqueline Wong), and Yuen Yuet (Annie Liu), are four genuine people that decorate the gloomy and cold palace halls with a brush of romance and add a little mystery.

As it is slowly unraveled, it reveals humanity's deep thirst for power and wealth... During the reign of Emperor Shang of Tang, Lee Longgei (Steven Ma) and his aunt Princess Taiping (Alice Chan) launch a coup that kills ambitious power seeking Empress Wai (Michelle Yim), restoring Prince of Xiang, Li Dan (Lee Lung Kei) to his throne!

The drama which features a new cast and story was widely compared to its indirect prequel Beyond the Realm of Conscience and received mainly mixed to negative reviews from audiences.