To protect an innocent old palace maid, the blind maid Gan Tang desperately lies that she is the companion of Yan Wujiu, the powerful Chief Supervisor of the Shangli Bureau. The rumor quickly spreads throughout the palace bureaus. Yan Wujiu does not expose her lie, but instead visits her under the pseudonym Xiao Yan. Moved by her pure heart and kindness, he secretly tries every way to help her save a hundred taels of silver to fulfill her deceased father's wish of returning home. When court struggles erupt, Regent Helan Que sees Gan Tang as leverage to control Yan Wujiu and breaks into her residence at night, leaving her critically injured. Even after giving up his power, Yan Wujiu fails to save her. After purging the treacherous faction, he leaves the court and his immense power behind to follow his late love, leaving their story to echo through the palace and the realm.