A college student in modern times travels in time and becomes a palace maid, Juliet Ashley. With the superpower of hearing the emperor's inner voice, she finds out about his double personality, one sophisticated and the other pure and cruel. Juliet conquers the emperor with her cooking and falls in love with him in the end.
Emily Grace, betrayed and killed by her sister Olivia Bennett, is reborn as palace maid Joy Grace. Five years later, she returns to the Crown Prince's Palace, seeking revenge and to reclaim her child. Using her wit and strength, she climbs ranks, gains power, and swears off love—justice and rise alone drive her.