The late emperor died and the court was in chaos. The great eunuch Qi Zhiyu, who used his lust to seduce the emperor, took advantage of the situation to seize power, killed the royal family's children, punished loyal and good ministers, and hijacked the emperor to order the princes.
The eight-year-old prince Xie Rong'an witnessed his mother's murder, disguised himself as a cowardly and harmless child, and lived an ignoble existence. He secretly increased his strength, contacted his mother's old subordinates, and determined to regain the throne one day.
But gradually, Xie Rongan discovered that Cheng Chen was different from what he imagined.