This is a tragic love story in the ancient style of Machiavellian love. The protagonists are the former princess Mu Fengling and the general Xiao Che. The story begins when Mu Fengling was imprisoned in Chang'an City by Xiao Che. Xiao Che had killed her parents (the emperor and queen), and Mu Fengling designed to poison the Huren princess in revenge. Mu Fengling and her younger sister Mu Fengge planned to escape Chang'an, but they were discovered by Xiao Che and their maid Qingdai was killed and their escape failed. The story reveals Xiao Che's revenge motive - the emperor once traded the lives of 100,000 Xiao family troops with the barbarians, including the lives of Xiao Che's father and brother. He used Mu Fengling to eradicate the Hu people and set up a trap to trap and kill Mu Fengling's second brother Mu Fenchen (the former prince). Mu Fengling collapsed after witnessing the murder of her second brother. Later, Mu Fengling became pregnant and cursed Xiao Che before she died of dystocia. After her death, Xiao Che made her son the prince. At the same time, the chronic poison "Acacia Yin" that Mu Fengling had prepared using her own body as a drug began to take effect, and Xiao Che suffered from a serious headache. In the end, Xiao Che was poisoned by Mu Fengge's incense and died. Mu Fengge supported the young emperor to ascend the throne. After the young emperor died, Mu Fengge became the empress.
