Everyone laughs that Yan Yue, sent into the palace by the General's Mansion, is a slow and silly little fool, destined to lose favor. Who would have thought that with a sincere heart, she makes the cold-faced emperor change the palace gates and raise an elephant for her, and even the stern Empress Dowager personally shields her from blame! While others are busy fighting for favor, she simply eats pastries all the way up in rank. But a new garment unexpectedly hides a deadly plot, and the mastermind pushes step by step. Can the young girl held in the palms of two power-holders in the palace truly survive this storm safely?