As the widow of the former Taifu, Su Yan was appointed as the queen by the new emperor Li Mochen. Later, she met the general Li Qingchen by chance, and the love-hate entanglement between the three began here.
"When a bird is about to die, its song is also mournful; when a phoenix is about to die, its song is also bright." In the 231th year of Daqing, Prince Gong Li Mochen proclaimed himself emperor and named the country Daqin. He fell in love at first sight with Su Yan, the daughter of the former Taifu, whom he met in the Daqing palace, and made her his queen. Su Yan has always hated the Li brothers because of the hatred of the country and the family, and has never really fallen in love with Li Mochen. Later, Li Qingchen's reputation grew more and more until his success shocked the master. Li Mochen sent an assassin to assassinate Li Qingchen but failed. Li Qingchen was seriously injured and escaped into Su Yan's palace, but was rescued by Su Yan who had no idea. Su Yan didn't know Li Qingchen's identity and had a secret affection for him. Li Qingchen also turned against Li Mochen because of this assassination and decided to overthrow Li Mochen and make himself emperor. Therefore, he needed to use Su Yan to get first-hand information about Li Mochen. However, during the contact process, Li Qingchen gradually falls in love with Su Yan, and Su Yan also learns Li Qingchen's identity. Su Yan is wavering between the love between his children and the hatred between the country and the family, and Li Qingchen has to let Su Yan down due to his own reasons. It is unknown where the future of the two will go...