[The leads are both chaste. A long historical ensemble romance with many secondary couples, a mix of sweetness and heartbreak, steadfast friendship, and love worth pursuing.]
A car accident sends two friends riding in the same car to the Xiyan Dynasty. Painter Mu Qingqing becomes the chancellor's legitimate daughter, while writer Zhen Moyao becomes the daughter of the Minister of Rites.
Against the backdrop of five princes vying for the throne, a series of misunderstandings and an imperial marriage decree force the two heroines to become double agents. Through thick and thin, they stand by each other and face everything side by side. They become entangled in a battle of wits and a captivating romance with Prince Duan Xiao Zanshen and Prince Yun Xiao Zhanqin. But just when they give everything they have and think they've found love, they discover that the hunters have become the prey. The two brothers of the imperial family scheme against them until there's nothing left, using and abandoning them before their own families do the same.
Heartbroken, they believe they've seen through the true nature of men and embark on a furious revenge. But they never realize that everything is part of a game orchestrated behind the scenes.
Prince Xuan Xiao Zankai and Prince Ji Xiao Zanting are also caught up in a tangle of love and hate with the two heroines and the daughters of important court officials as they struggle for the throne.
The people connected to these nobles each have their own joys and sorrows.
Political schemes, love, revenge: in the end, who will win? And who will become whose pawn?
