The series "Story of Yanxi Palace" is a Chinese historical comedy melodrama about the fate of a young concubine named Wei Yingluo. The girl is born into a noble and wealthy family, but someone kills her sister, who serves in the palace. Determined to uncover the truth about the palace intrigues, the heroine decides to approach the royal family herself. The empress turns out to be a kind and compassionate woman who persuades Wei Yingluo to give up revenge. Before her death, she entrusts the girl with the care of her imperial husband, Emperor Qianlong.