Although Rong Yue was the eldest princess, she had difficulty surviving in the harem because she was not favored by the late emperor. When he was a child, he was favored, adopted and used by the concubines in the harem. When he was about to grow up, he was openly favored and secretly demoted by the Empress Dowager when the emperor ascended the throne.
As the commander-in-chief of the palace, Jiang Zao seemed to outsiders to be a celebrity around the emperor and the dream lover of many famous ladies in the capital. Only he knew that he was a loner.
When they met by chance, the two of them had their own concerns. At first they used each other, but in the end they developed secret feelings. After a series of misunderstandings were resolved, their grievances were cleared, their long-cherished wishes were fulfilled, and they joined hands for a lifetime.