In the wealthy kingdom of the ancient realm, Sae Rom, daughter of the richest magnate, is one of the emperor's twelve revered concubines. Her beauty is renowned, her grace unsurpassed, but in the gilded halls of the palace, her heart harbors a singular ambition - to rise above her position and claim the ultimate prize: the emperor's heart and the status of his empress.

Sae Rom came from a famous family in Baoping Village. She was known as a beautiful and intelligent girl. Sae Rom's parents tried to give their daughter an excellent education; she mastered the pipa and the four arts - Qixianqin, Guo, calligraphy and Chinese painting. When the girl turned 15, recruitment into the imperial harem was announced. Wang Sae Rom's parents decided to try their luck and sent their beautiful daughter to the capital. After all, she was so beautiful that one day, according to legend, a goose flying over Sae Rom, seeing her, was blinded by her beauty, stopped flapping its wings and fell from the sky.

But despite her charm, the emperor remained aloof, his attentions fleeting as he granted favors to other concubines. Sae Rom's heart ached with longing, her dreams of becoming empress overshadowed by the bitter reality of her unrequited affection. As the youngest of the Emperor's concubines, Sae Rom had not yet fully grasped the intricacies of palace politics, and her naivety was in stark contrast to the calculated maneuvers of her rivals. No matter how hard she tried, Sae Rom's efforts went unnoticed, her attempts to attract the Emperor's attention met with indifference or worse, contempt from the more authoritative concubines.

The day of the reception of the nobles in the imperial palace was one of her favorite days, because she could spend some time in the emperor's company and show him her talents. She put on her best clothes and jewelry and arrived at the hall, but her heart fell to the floor when she saw the other concubines already surrounding her beloved man, the emperor.