In the Great Qi Dynasty, in the twenty-first year of Yuan'an, Empress Xiao Li gave birth to a son in the Lishui Palace in the imperial capital. That very night, assassins struck. The empress died, and her son vanished without a trace... Thirteen years later, the empress's son, Xiao Gonghua, used the influence of his childhood friend, Mu Jiuque, and the Mu household to seize the throne. He then used the power of the Duke of Xiao's household to slaughter the entire Mu family, sparing only their daughter, Mu Jiuque...
Theme: May we love without being caught up in entanglements, and hate without being tainted by the mortal world.
