It is an age of turmoil, with dynasties rising and falling in rapid succession. She was an ordinary commoner, but after meeting him and falling in love, she was gradually drawn into the struggles of the imperial court. Traps lie everywhere, danger lurks at every turn. She stands shoulder to shoulder with him, yet never receives the trust she deserves. The man she loves sends her into the hands of others time and again; the people she longs to protect leave her one by one... She never forgets her original purpose, staying by his side for the sake of his dream of ruling the realm. Yet all he gives her in return is banishment to the cold palace, with orders never to meet again! Once, she loved him with all her heart: “You should be steadfast as a rock, and I should be resilient as rushes. Rushes are tough as silk, and rocks never shift.” In the end, all she can do is ask through her tears, “If life is like a floating duckweed, who can be by my side in my dreams?”
