Nguyễn Thuý Hằng

When the eldest daughter-in-law Nhị announces her plan to personally fund the renovation of the family’s ancestral house before storm season, tensions rise during a reunion on the anniversary of their late mother’s death.

In 1841 according to the will of his father Minh Mạng, Crown Prince Miên Tông ascends the throne and becomes the third emperor of Nguyễn Dynasty, Thiệu Trị. Soon, tensions arise between the Emperor's concubines as they struggle for power and authority in the palace.