Shen Jinxuan, daughter of a Ministry of Rites official, enters the palace through a selection in order to uncover the truth behind her father's wrongful conviction. Her superb medical skills earn the admiration of the Great Zhou emperor, and the two gradually fall in love as they spend time together.
Her father's case implicates the empress's faction, whose family wields enormous power. The emperor intends to eliminate them, so the two join forces to bring down the empress's faction and successfully clear her father's name.
In the end, Shen Jinxuan is made empress, and the emperor and empress share a loving, trusting marriage.
