In the troubled times when imperial power is undercurrent, at a spring gathering held by the royal family, Xiao Che, who has just entered the secret guard camp, encounters Xie Heng, a young man from an aristocratic family, in a golden cauliflower field, and his heart is moved at a glance. The two formed an alliance because of the case, and their knowledge and skills complemented each other. During the investigation of the case, they joked and tested each other, and their affection gradually grew as they got along day and night. Even though they were both men, they accepted this intention openly, but they pretended to be tit-for-tat enemies and never revealed any personal feelings.
When Xiao Che was ordered to go to the border, Xie Heng was framed by powerful officials and was stigmatized as a "collaborator and treason". Combined with the multiple blows of imperial suppression, public criticism and the death of close relatives, Xie Heng suffered a mental breakdown and committed suicide many times. Xiao Chexing rushed back at night and stayed with him day and night as a shield. In order to protect him, he took on dangerous tasks in both the government and the public. He hid him by his side and took good care of him. Xie Heng was completely hidden from public view for a year.
After his hibernation period, Xiao Che, who had been promoted to the commander of the royal guards, took advantage of the rehearsal of the royal ceremony to engineer Xie Heng to reappear in the name of "providing advice to break the situation." Xie Heng used his resourcefulness to impress both the government and the public, and his injustice was avenged. From then on, the two played side by side in the chess game of power. After going through court strife and secret fights in the court, they worked step by step from being unknown on the fringes, and finally became the two most powerful men in the world.
Although their same-sex love could not be disclosed to the public due to secular etiquette, they turned into a light in the darkness with the legend of secretly staying together under the "old enemy" and turning the corner, giving countless people irreplaceable courage and motivation.
Purpose: In the troubled times, Xiao Che's perseverance to protect each other with his life, and Xie Heng's tenacity to be reborn through love, prove that the friendship of life and death can withstand all hardships such as imperial power suppression and public criticism. Their secret but firm legend is like a light in the darkness, which not only gives those in trouble the motivation to make a comeback, but also gives those who are bound by secular prejudices the confidence to stick to themselves. Breaking the secular shackles of "same-sex love is against", and interpreting true love regardless of gender like "Ejun's embroidered quilt", the two people's open acceptance of their hearts is a gentle resistance to rigid etiquette.
