Xie Yunying is always overshadowed by her elder sister, Xie Fangran. After marrying the third prince, He Qixing, she thought she had found her soulmate. However, when He Qixing ascends the throne, he elevates his widow, Xie Fangran, to Empress and demotes her to a consort. Heartbroken, Xie Yunying feigns death and leaves the palace. In Jiangnan, she encounters the surviving former crown prince, He Chizhou, and helps him reclaim his position. She refuses the throne and returns to Jiangnan with her son, finally enjoying the spring of every year.
