Season 2

After Zhixia rejects his feelings, Yan Jin plans to capture fugitive Gui Yuanliang during the Mid-Autumn Festival to secure an alliance.

Yan Jin and Zhixia visit a pleasure house during its beauty pageant to capture Gui Yuanliang. As they grow closer and prepare to reveal their secrets, an unexpected ambush threatens them.

Yan Jin investigates clues linking a secret guard registry to his birth mother's disappearance. Zhixia is appointed to oversee the selection of imperial consorts, forcing her to confront her feelings.

The Khan challenges Dongsheng to solve three riddles in exchange for border territories, with Zhi Yue's marriage at stake if they fail.

Yan Jin discovers a connection between a secret guard registry and his birth mother's disappearance. When the Empress Dowager uncovers Zhixia's identity, she starts to make a move against Zhixia.

After being forced out of the palace, Zhixia seeks answers from Yan Jin while uncovering Gong Ye's plot to provoke a war. Yan Jin works to protect the kingdom and investigate his mother's disappearance.

Zhixia pretends to be getting married to lure Yan Jin out of the palace. As they confront their separation, Yan Jin continues investigating his mother's disappearance and the political conspiracy surrounding them.

Yan Jin tries to win Zhixia's adoptive mother's approval of their relationship. A clue leads the group to a monastery in their search for his birth mother.

Yan Jin and Zhixia seek answers from an elderly woman at a monastery who may know the truth about his birth mother. Meanwhile, Zhi Yue offers to help Yan Jin, and Lin Yanqing appears to join Gong Ye's side.

As Gong Ye closes in on Yan Jin and his allies, Zhixia risks everything to help Yan Jin escape. Their plan takes a dangerous turn, leaving Yan Jin to make a desperate decision.

After Yan Jin is captured, Zhixia seeks help from Lin Yanqing, whose sudden change in allegiance raises doubts about his loyalty. Meanwhile, Zhi Yue works to rally support for Yan Jin as the struggle for the throne intensifies.

As Gong Ye moves to seize the throne, Zhixia and Yan Jin's allies unite to challenge his growing power. Hidden alliances and carefully laid plans come to light as the struggle for control of Dongsheng.