As the black sheep of the royal family, Lise had been exiled to the countryside at a young age. While she found her own humble happiness with her lover, Destad, her quiet life came to an ugly end when she witnessed his death. Miserable years later, her kingdom is conquered by an infamous emperor and Lise is taken as his concubine. She resigns herself to a wretched fate, only to discover that the tyrannical emperor is none other than her long-lost lover. Is this miracle the start of a better life? Or is it the beginning of yet more despair?