Li Qiao is a concubine from Taifu Li's family. Due to the emperor's imperial decree granting marriage, she was married to Luo Yu, the king of An, who preferred masculine styles in this dynasty.
Who would have thought that Li Qiao would gradually fall in love with Luo Yu because of some entanglements with Luo Yu when they were young and their affectionate offensive. However, he discovered that his close friend had long been involved with her husband, and that he was just a pawn used by Luo Yu to confuse the emperor. Li Qiao was disheartened after learning the truth. But what makes her even more heartbroken is that Luo Yu forced her father to commit suicide in order to eradicate dissidents.
But when he finally married the one he loved, he abandoned her in his old shoes and allowed her to be tortured in every possible way until her unborn child was stillborn. Li Qiao no longer had any expectations for him and chose to escape.
But many years later, when the two met again, Luo Yu actually said that he had always loved her...