Xia Yao and Lin Wan are close friends living in the modern world. One is fiery, lively, and eccentric; the other is gentle as water, with exceptional talent. They enjoy ordinary city life, watching shows, shopping, and sharing their innermost thoughts. Then, during an unexpected and strange thunderstorm, a mysterious blue light appears and sweeps them both into a vortex through time, launching them on a perilous journey to the ancient past.
When Xia Yao opens her eyes, she is dressed in an empress's phoenix robes and crown, having become the mother of the realm. Lin Wan finds herself in a prince's manor, transformed into a highly respected princess consort. But danger lurks everywhere in the palace and the prince's residence. Xia Yao faces the consorts' hostility, as everyone resents her sudden rise to the position of empress and mocks her at every turn. Meanwhile, Lin Wan is caught in the struggle within the prince's household, where a secondary consort competes for favor and underhanded attacks abound.
Yet the challenges do not defeat them. Xia Yao uses modern creativity and fearless courage to improve the palace cuisine and win people's hearts, then applies her knowledge of water management to solve a crisis threatening the nation. Before long, she earns the Emperor's trust. Lin Wan, with her gentle talent and clever strategies, amazes everyone with her poetry and painting and helps the prince clear his name in a treason case, securing her place in the manor.
In this treacherous ancient world, the two friends are separated by palace walls, but their bond only grows stronger. They exchange letters and work together to get through each crisis. While missing their family and close friends in the modern world, they fight for survival and their ideals. Then a mysterious ancient book appears, containing clues to a temporal formation. Will they seize the chance to return to the modern world? And where will they choose to belong, between the two worlds? Come discover this tale of friendship across time.
