In the twenty-sixth year of the Yong Dynasty, Emperor Yongqing ascended the throne. The following year, King Su Yin Wuji raised his troops to rebel. On the day the rebels entered Beijing, Emperor Yongqing drew his sword and committed suicide in the Hall of Supreme Harmony.
However, Marquis Jingning, who had always been loyal to Emperor Yongqing, became the first courtier to stand up to support King Su after the rebels entered the capital. This caused the Qing Dynasty families in the court to criticize Marquis Jingning verbally and in writing. Little did they know that Marquis Jingning did this on the orders of Emperor Yongqing, just to protect the queen who was about to give birth and to preserve the only bloodline of Emperor Yongqing...