When the eldest daughter of the Pei family entered the palace as empress, the family rose to great heights. But Empress Pei took her own life in the Jiaofang Hall, and the powerful minister Zhao Fuzheng forced his way into the palace. In a single day, the Pei family fell from grace.
Pei Shuyao and Song Shubai, childhood sweethearts since their youth, were forced apart. To uncover the truth behind her elder sister's death and restore the Pei family, Pei Shuyao disguised herself as a man and entered government service. Three years later, she met Song Shubai again.
Pei Shuyao had always believed she and Song Shubai had nothing left to do with each other. She thought she would have to walk this perilous road alone.
Later, she discovered that Song Shubai was walking the same path as her. No matter what decision she made, he supported her without question.
[The hero and heroine grow together, supporting one another and never giving up]
