As empress, Yu Qian faces a host of challenges at court.
When a diplomatic crisis erupts, she responds with cool composure.
She sends the spy Meng to investigate unrest at the border and a series of assassinations. When Meng is put in danger, Yu Qian is consumed with worry.
Meanwhile, her relationship with her beloved, Gong Lin, develops in secret.
At court, the forces of her antagonists, including Envoy Luo and Vice Minister Feng, are also lying in wait, along with a mysterious organization of assassins.
With Gong Lin secretly lending his support and General Han assisting her, Yu Qian writes her own legend amid the whirlwind of court intrigue in this ancient-style political drama.
