道光年间，西林春(胡静饰)的父亲鄂硕因不愿参与宠妃全妃的后宫之争而惨遭迫害，西林春为了替父亲讨回公道而决定入京参加选秀。克服了母亲的重重阻挠而在进京赶考的安雪臣(黄维德饰)的帮助下进入皇宫的西林春却不想自己已被从秀女名单上除…

　　An anthropology professor's obsession with a paranormal mystery threatens her job, marriage, and sanity as she fights to find a missing student.