
Emperor vows to find his mother, Luna Shaw, who disappeared protecting him. Luna Shaw, memory lost, is a servant with a wooden carving. The emperor notices a design identical to a childhood carving. He unknowingly orders his mother caned. A fire engulfs the palace; he rescues an old woman. Mother and son reunite. Noble Consort Gwendolyn Kane murmurs, “This inner palace is not big enough for two phoenixes.” How will the emperor protect his mother, purge treacherous forces, and achieve redemption?