Not a single guest attended their wedding, while the whole nation celebrated the Emperor's marriage to his favored consort, and he granted a general amnesty. The Emperor is determined to depose the Empress and elevate his consort to her position. Heartbroken, she stages her own death to escape the palace and disappears among the common people, where she practices medicine and saves lives. By the time the Emperor regrets his actions and searches every corner of the land for her, she has long since let go of the past. No matter how desperately he begs, she will never set foot in the palace again.