Three years after the collapse of the previous dynasty, Chu Jinlan, the regent of the new dynasty, was in power and ruled the country coldly and rationally. She governs the world with iron-blooded methods, but no one has ever been able to enter her cold heart.
Until that autumn day, Shen Qingyin, Jiangchen's daughter, entered the palace as a hostage.
On the surface, this is just a prelude to a political marriage and a means for the regent to consolidate his rule. However, when Chu Jinlan saw those clear watery eyes with hidden edge for the first time, she knew that this seemingly weak girl was anything but simple.
Shen Qingyin is indeed not simple - she is the former Princess Zhaoning, an avenger who came with a blood feud. She should have hated the woman who took away her parents' power, and should have killed her enemy at the right time.
But as they spent time together in the palace, when she saw how tired the regent was from working on state affairs, when she saw the loneliness she endured alone in the middle of the night, and when she saw the flash of tenderness in her eyes, the sharp edge of revenge gradually dulled.
What was even more frightening was that she found that she had begun to look forward to that woman's eyes, her occasional care, and every day and night spent with her in this deep palace.
The situation in the court is changing, the remnants of the former court are ready to take action, and everyone around them has their own agenda. When identity is exposed, when blood feud and love collide, when the balance of life and personal emotions tilts -
How does Shen Qingyin choose between love and hate? Can Chu Jinlan let go of her reason and guard and betray the whole world for that person?
Intention: love, hate, love and hatred
