The palace maid Akari was transferred to the "haunted" Qingxuan on duty. She overheard rumors about Qingxuan and the emperor. On a thunderstorm night, she met a mysterious man who seemed to know the truth. She began to inquire around to learn about the past of the deceased Princess Jiahe.
At the same time, the eldest prince Lin Chaoge was also affected by the rumors. Mingli was discovered by Chaoge when he was inquiring about the news, and they became partners with half coercion and half cooperation. Relying on Chaoge's identity, the two went out of the palace to collect information in crowded places such as the abandoned Imperial College, teahouses, and inns, and secretly fell in love. Unfortunately, they were discovered by the emperor during the collection process. Mingli was thrown into the dungeon and Chao Ge was banned. They both believed that the emperor was harboring evil intentions and believed in the rumors even more.
A mysterious man (Yun Xingzhi) suddenly appeared to rescue Mingli and went to Changning Hall to interview the emperor, admonishing the emperor not to keep silent about the past. The emperor thought for a long time, summoned Mingli and Chao Ge to his side, and began to tell the past events of Jiahe Princess Xiao Qingxue and himself. The emperor's decline at a young age and the early decline of national power were the root of the tragedy for the two people. However, the emperor never took advantage of Xiao Qingxue, and the marriage was also requested by Xiao Qingxue himself.
The emperor made an appointment with Xiao Qingxue to marry her with the courtesy of a queen when the country becomes stronger and conquers the Western Regions. Arranged the marriage team to fake death to cause a war, but Xiao Qingxue took advantage of the chaos to commit suicide. The emperor attributed this to his own weakness and cowardice, so he did not dare to talk about it. Qingxue's friends during his lifetime believed that Qingxue was used by the emperor to kill him, and rumors spread. The emperor saw the affection between Mingli and Chaoge and did not want them to repeat their tragedy, so he asked Chaoge and Mingli to go to the Western Regions
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