Qin Song, a soul from the modern era, unexpectedly finds himself swept into the turmoil and intrigue of the prosperous Tang Dynasty. Amid towering palace halls and deadly political schemes, he meets Princess Anle, Li Guo'er. They grow close, and their affection for each other deepens.
But the skies above the Tang Dynasty are not always clear. Empress Wei's boundless ambition, bloody palace coups, and the heavy sins of their families gather like layers of gloom. The merciless wheels of history grind forward, crushing their fragile love.
Qin Song struggles against the raging current, trying to protect that one tender glimmer. But the great river of Tang history surges on, and how small an individual's strength is against it. Their love is like a candle flickering in the wind, on the verge of being snuffed out by history's raging storms. In the end, only a faint lingering fragrance remains, haunting the depths of time and telling of endless regret and the ravages of the years.
