A lawyer is left to care for a massacre survivor, who happens to be the son of his former client. His wife and daughter welcome the boy with open arms as part of the family. But as the kids get older, the daughter confesses her love for the boy. Soon, their complicated relationship ignites a revelation of secrets and harbored feelings, shaking the foundation of a family's love ...。南北朝后期,陈国太傅之女被迫作为替嫁公主嫁给大周皇帝宇文雍,与大周傀儡皇帝之间发生的一系列反玛丽苏、反套路的故事。权臣独孤晋手握皇权,一心把自己的嫡子独孤诚作为大周接班人培养,把当朝圣上宇文雍架空成了一位傀儡皇帝。孤僻冷酷又沉默内敛的独孤诚偏偏爱上了皇帝忠诚的谍者唐婉。面对父亲一生算计而来的江山和挚爱,独孤诚陷入艰难抉择。。战争结束后过了三年,著名画家小野益次步入老年,他所居住的小镇从战后的废墟逐渐恢复,他在镇上过着安稳的生活。他心爱的女儿和外孙到访,他和熟悉的酒馆老板娘闲谈,他邂逅战前的旧友。就在二女儿开始考虑一门婚事的时候,小野发现了周围人的目光有所转变。他本认为自己是抱着坚强的意志为了国家一直鞠躬尽瘁,为什么现在却非得遭受大家的责难呢?他也渐渐认识到害怕自己曾经的影子是因为自己的软弱…。