Shen Zhao, the daughter of a condemned official, hides her identity in an opera troupe, asking only to stay alive. One performance at a palace banquet leaves everyone astonished, but the Regent, whose power dominates the court, recognizes her at a glance: the "remnant" who escaped the massacre of her family years ago. He does not expose her. Instead, he shelters her and makes her the most celebrated actress in the capital. But as the truth is peeled back layer by layer, Shen Zhao discovers that the man who drafted the imperial decree ordering her entire family executed was none other than him.
