During the Kaiyuan period of the Tang Dynasty, flowers were blooming.
Feng He, who had been ingenious since childhood, invented various embroidery stitches, was chosen by Princess Xianyi, the favorite daughter of Emperor Ming of the Tang Dynasty, to embroider Buddhist offerings. Falling in love with Zhai Zhan, a guest of the Princess Mansion, a tolerant and steady man who quietly entrusts his sincere heart to him. However, the princess wants to use her for political gain. And he, Zhai Zhan, also had his choice, his responsibility, all combined, he could only stand by and watch her fate.
Yang Xiyi, a dandy, fell in love with Feng He just by chance. He gained her because of his noble status as the only son of the imperial censor, but also lost her because of it.
Yang Wanqing is not a good husband to his wife because he cannot forget the feelings he once betrayed; he is not a good father to his son because he is too iron-clad; and he is not a good minister to the court. But no matter how you look at it, he is not a bad guy. In fact, he is just a somewhat old-fashioned official who knows how to be an official.
Chang Wan is a strong general's daughter, but her sweetheart's betrayal is a shadow that she can't get out of her whole life.
Princess Xianyi is a woman who is willing to put her wealth and life at risk for the sake of brotherly love.
Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty had three thousand beauties in his harem and dozens of children around his knees, but in order to fill his lonely heart, he forcibly took his daughter-in-law into the palace and became his concubine.
Li Hao, who is the longevity king under one person and outlives tens of millions of people, gave up the fight for the crown prince in order to give his beloved a peaceful life, and then took risks again to save his beloved.
Concubine Yang, her two husbands were father and son. When all this happened, no one could save her.
Feng He, Zhai Zhan, Yang Xiyi, Princess Xianyi, Prince Consort Yang Hui, Yang Wanqing, Chang Wan, Tang Xuanzong, Yang Guifei, Longevity King Li Hao, chasing the waves of fate, entangled in the origins of fate and helplessness, and interpreting their respective tragedies of life against the colorful background of the prosperous Tang Dynasty.
As time passed, their story was ultimately just a looming shadow hidden among the yellowed pages of "Book of Tang".
Respecting the historical facts, we interpret a lonely love song in a prosperous age in a unique way.