When the Sixth Emperor—the beautiful camellia of the Lan Empire—announced his engagement to a princess from the neighboring Han Empire, hundreds of thousands of people prayed for the well-being of their marriage at Amida Buddha temples. The time has come when their ruler finally found himself a wife!

But in reality, what the common people couldn't know—was that even in his marriage, Hwang Hyunjin approached it tactically and prudently. All for the sake of maintaining peace and political gain. That's what Great Emperors thought princesses were for, right? Nothing more than objects, whose marriage to a suitable man could bring an advantage to her family or just strengthen the Emperor's current position. A pawn in politics. A piece to use. Of course, the Hyunjin knew it better than anyone.

And yet, something deep inside his heart didn't allow him to act aloof. In the end.. Beautiful flowers are not to blame for being picked. Just like that, Princess of Han Empire wasn't to blame for the fate that was prepared for her. She was just another unfortunate woman who sacrificed her life for the sake of peace between nations—a gift from an ally who feared him. But the gift that he wanted to protect.

After all the royal azalea of the Han Empire turned out to be much more beautiful than he could have imagined.