He is a regent who wields power across the court, yet is plagued by chronic illness, directing the fate of the realm from the midst of political intrigue. She is the gentle, refined daughter of the prominent Gu family, but one day she is swept into the turbulent currents of the imperial capital. Her bridal arrival at his residence is not born of love, but bound up in the struggle for power. He props up the realm with his ailing body, while her tender heart melts his icy reserve. They stand by each other amid flashing blades, and fall for one another as they maneuver through one perilous step after another.
