"金枝欲孽" can be translated to "Palace intrigues" or "Desire and Ambition in the Palace". For a web drama series, it could be titled as "Palace Desires - Drama Plot Network". However, the most popular English title for this famous Hong Kong TVB drama series is "The War of Flowers". Note: The original request seems to focus on the plot network related to the series, so a more fitting translation might be "Palace Intrigues - Plot Network".

In the 15th year of Jiaqing era, following the prosperous achievements of Kangxi, Yongzheng, and Qianlong dynasties, and with the corrupt official Heshen having been executed, there was an appearance of peace both inside and outside the court. However, in the emperor's harem, there still raged an endless struggle for thousands of years. The competition was more breathtaking and brutal than that on the political stage where men contended for power.

Although the leader of the six palaces was Empress Niohur, the favored and influential one was actually another Niohur - Consort Ru. It was the time when every three years a selection of palace maidens was held. Yu Ying, a noble descendant with extraordinary beauty, became a target among her peers. Another contestant, Er Chun, was actually orchestrated by Xu Wantian from the Imperial Household Department. In the past, since Heshen's corruption had affected the whole court, Wantian, as one of the beneficiaries, was also involved. Decades ago, Jiaqing had executed Wantian in anger. Fearing subsequent punishment, Wantian came up with a plan to save his life with beauty. Within ten years, he adopted exceptionally beautiful girls from the folk, trained them in arts and skills, and hoped they could become concubines to speak well of him once they entered the palace. But due to the complicated factions in the harem, it was hard to distinguish friends from enemies, so Wantian had to act secretly.

There was also a palace maid named Anqi from the Suwan Ni family, aged nearly twenty-five. She looked forward to leaving the palace after her term to reunite with her grandmother. Due to her upright nature, she witnessed Consort Ru's mistreatment of the contestants...