She is fiercely righteous, bold in word and deed, and always acts within the law. He is violent-tempered and mercurial, killing at the slightest provocation. When he meets her, despite his brutal nature, she is able to tame his savage heart with her gentle virtue.
When she first meets him, he is merely a cowherd boy in a rich man’s household, while she is the wealthy daughter of a regional governor. When they meet again, he is a commander in the rebel army, while she is alone, a refugee fleeing the chaos of war. Is fate playing tricks on them, or has destiny brought them together?
With her help, he achieves greatness and ascends the throne, ruling over all yet dying alone. She, meanwhile, leaves behind the name of a virtuous empress, remembered for ages to come.