It tells the tragic life of Shen Anning. She is the emperor's Bai Yueguang, with a noble status, but she was demoted to a nobility because she punished his beloved concubine Ling He. After Ling He became pregnant, the emperor's favor for her intensified, and Shen An Ning felt abandoned. In the end, Shen Anning chose to commit suicide, and her soul wandered around the palace, witnessing the close relationship between Linghe and the emperor.
After his rebirth, Shen Anning decided not to be attached to the emperor and to take care of the prince instead. She developed a deep relationship with the prince and eventually became the queen. After losing Shen Anning, the emperor sought to reunite with her out of regret, even trading his own life for the chance to meet again. The story shows the complex relationship between power, love and betrayal. After Shen Anning was reborn, she chose her own destiny and finally gained freedom and happiness.