For the sake of family, he fought to become Emperor. For the sake of love, he gave up the woman he cherished most. Yet she still came to his side.
A new Emperor took the throne, and the empress was once the most favored woman in this glorious dynasty.
For her, the Emperor once dismissed three thousand beauties, leaving her as the only woman in his harem.
He once promised to let her listen to court affairs, jokingly putting the ministers in their place.
He once gave up his military command token, keeping only her by his side.
As schemes quietly unfolded, the distance between them grew ever wider, until one day he could only draw her face from memory. Then, three years later, Qing Ning appeared...