Empress Morwen goes undercover to investigate alleged corrupt official Eliot Voss. Her mind-reading power reveals Eliot is not corrupt, but committed to the people. She claims to be his childhood betrothal to move into the county yamen. Spending time together, Empress Morwen falls for him. A transfer order from the Prince Regent forces them to the capital. The empress is torn: once her identity as monarch is exposed, will they still be able to love each other?