Wei Ying Luo stands up to herself against two other seamstress maids in the palace who are determined to kick her out else get her killed. The thing is, their tactics aren't too smart. Ying Luo takes them for a ride and shows exactly what she can do to protect herself.

We are introduced to Fu Heng, the handsome younger brother of Empress Fu Cha. He arrived to help jolt his sister out of her grief of her son's passing 3 year's prior. Elsewhere, Ying Luo is brought before Noble Consort Gao as the one who revealed to Lady Yu about Noble Consort Gao's plot against her child.

We learn that Ying Luo is in the palace to discover the truth about her sister's death and help seek revenge against who killed her. Meanwhile, Noble Consort Gao is shown to be a aggressive foe in the palace.

We are introduced to Wei Ying Luo, a young quick witted maid with impressive embroidery skills, as well as the imperial royal family of Qian Long, his Empress, Fu Cha Rong Yin and the rest of his harem.

The Story of Yanxi Palace follows the young maid, Wei Ying Luo's journey as she enters the imperial palace during the reign of Qing Dynasty Emperor Qian Long to seek answers for her sister's death. Karen and Cathy provide an overview in this intro episode before diving into plot and historical analysis of the drama in future podcast episodes