
Rosalind Rhodes, a palace maid, spends a night with Henry Sterling, Emperor. Noble Consort Lowe frames and tries to murder her. She faces plots from the Imperial Harem. Protected by the Emperor and supported by the Empress Dowager, she rises from palace maid to Empress. Rosalind Rhodes gives birth to the first imperial prince. Henry Sterling abolishes Six Palaces, takes no more consorts. She reaps exclusive love.