during the chongzhen period of the late ming dynasty, princess changping (played by charmaine sheh) and princess zhao ren lived among the people with zhou hou. they were not allowed to talk about their own life experience at will. zhao ren always missed the beautiful scenes in the palace when he was young. the kind changping always tried to satisfy his sister's desire to dress up. changping met his childhood playmate zhou shixian (played by ma junwei) again at the cannon shop. the truth about zhou hou being demoted was revealed. the mother and daughter were recalled to the palace, and shixian also entered the palace to teach. however, the current situation is turbulent, and shixian is recommended to the battlefield. the two who were in love had no choice but to separate again. li zicheng captured the capital, the ming dynasty perished, and soon wu sangui led the qing army into the pass, and the qing dynasty was established. although shixian and changping met again after the disaster, they became married, they had already held a firm belief in their hearts... ccc