During the chaotic Northern and Southern Dynasties, the upheaval caused by the Five Barbarians plunged the Central Plains into a century of turmoil.
Zhou, Qi, and Chen stood in a three-way standoff, waging war year after year in a bid to unify China.
She is the daughter of the Shen family, one of Chen's great clans, and the granddaughter of its founding emperor.
He is the formidable ruler of Zhou, who has spent years biding his time so he can seize control of the Great Zhou and unite the Central Plains.
A chance encounter binds them together for a lifetime.
He promises to make her his empress within five years.
She promises that as long as he does not abandon her, she will never betray him.
But fate has other plans. Each bears the weight of their country and family, and in the end they miss their chance with each other, never to love another for the rest of their lives.
She becomes empress, but not his empress.
He unites the Central Plains, but has no one left to share it with.
Years later, she finally enters his kingdom,
only to...
One vow: in life or death, he will always protect her.
A sweeping romance of love, country, life, and death.
The history books of Northern Zhou record just one line: Empress Shen. Nothing more. It has left later generations to imagine the rest. The hero and heroine are real historical figures, but the story is fictional, though it draws on some historical accounts. Please don't take it too literally.
