Who can break the whirlpool of forbidden love and intrigue?
He was once a young boy she cared for, but his temperament changed drastically after the addition of imperial power. And she was Qin Nanqiao, the Queen Mother's biological daughter. She was his nominal sister, but he stole her into the palace and took her by force.
He loved her deeply, but he used the wrong method to imprison her in the palace gate, asking for love every night, completely ignoring her feelings. She was filled with humiliation. The gentle young man she once was was no longer there, and only a strange emperor was left in front of her.
Xie Qingliu, the son of Prime Minister Xie, was infatuated with her, and the Xie family took advantage of the opportunity to join Qin Xiao. The situation in the court is turbulent, and Qin Xiao's reform of the imperial examination stirs up the interests of all parties. Qin Nanqiao cared about his youngest son, and every step in the confrontation with Qin Xiao was extremely difficult. When love becomes a shackles and power becomes a barrier, how will they struggle to survive in the whirlpool of intrigue and emotion?