The seven kingdoms are locked in conflict, with war blazing across the land. Dan, the hostage prince of Yan, meets again in the deep palace at Xianyang with Ying Zheng, the ambitious king of Qin.
From wary distance and mutual probing, to feelings stirring beneath the surface, and finally to standing together across the divide of national hatred and family feuds: the pain of Yan's destruction lies between them, while their shared ambition to unify the realm guides them forward. As they struggle between political schemes and their true feelings, they gradually understand: a realm stretching thousands of miles is worth less than the breeze between your brows; a thousand years cannot match the warmth of this embrace.
When Ying Zheng conquers the six kingdoms and ascends to the supreme throne, he boldly proclaims Dan his empress, breaking through the shackles of convention to share his vast realm. From their first meeting as youths to growing old side by side, from whispered words in the inner palace to being remembered in the history books, theirs is a love wrapped in political intrigue, a moving devotion in an age of chaos.
