When Su Wan, a modern illustrator, was restoring an ancient painting, he was involved in the Dayin Dynasty by the mysterious power in the painting. She became the daughter of the guilty minister "Shen Qingci" and was sent to the palace as a slave. She was incompatible with the palace due to her modern thinking, but unexpectedly caught the attention of Emperor Xiao Jin. Xiao Jin mistakenly thought that she was an enemy spy, and kept her by his side to test and torture her. However, during the relationship, he was attracted by her freshness and unyieldingness, and fell into a love-hate entanglement.
Su Wan struggled in the palace and almost died several times. Fortunately, Murong Heng secretly helped her. Murong Heng's gentleness allowed her to see a glimmer of light in her despair, and the two gradually fell in love, but Xiao Jin noticed it. Xiao Jin was filled with jealousy and used more cruel methods to control Su Wan. At the same time, he killed Murong Heng. The conspiracies of the court and the harem were intertwined. Su Wan was forced to be involved in the whirlpool of power, and was bruised and bruised by the pull of the two men.
As the truth is revealed, Su Wan discovers that the reason for her time travel is related to Xiao Jin's life experience and Murong Heng's secret, and her existence can actually affect the rise and fall of the dynasty. She must make a choice between love and hate: should she return to modern times and escape from all this, or should she stay in this time and space and end the tragedy caused by her in her own way?
