In their innocent childhood, Gu Jin was a young and shy prince, and Xia Xun was the smart daughter of the prime minister's palace. The two made a promise to stay together for a lifetime in the romantic garden. However, the whirlpool of the royal family fight was ruthlessly involved. In order to ascend to the throne, Gu Jin's hands were covered with blood, and his friend Gu Yao also died innocently. Xia Xun believed that he was the culprit, and his past affection turned into overwhelming hatred.
Many years later, Gu Jin was already a high-ranking emperor, but the moment she saw Xia Xun, she humbled herself into dust. At the palace banquet, he approached tremblingly, and received a hard slap from Xia Xun, but he just apologized humbly with red eyes. After that, he racked his brains to please Xia Xun, and spent all his national resources to find the Nanhai Mermaid that Xia Xun liked. In order to draw a portrait that satisfied her, he practiced repeatedly until late at night, but in the end he was always humiliated, beaten and scolded mercilessly by Xia Xun.
When the mystery of Xia Xun's life experience first emerged, Gu Jin did not hesitate to sacrifice her life to protect her. Even though she was misunderstood by Xia Xun and had a sword pointed at her throat, she just cried silently and did not dare to resist. Rumors about an old love arose and Xia Xun deliberately got close to the guards. Gu Jin could only hide in the corner and feel sad secretly. Xia Xun's life experience was exploited by treacherous ministers, causing turmoil in the government and the public. He was extremely anxious, but because of Xia Xun's disgust, even being by her side became a luxury.
In this sadomasochistic relationship where women are strong and men are weak, and women beat men, can Gu Jin's love melt the ice in Xia Xun's heart? How should they find the lost beauty in the whirlpool of intrigue and love and hate?
