Lánhuā Xu is a young painter living in the T'ang dynasty, his beauty causes birds to fall from the sky. Many people adore his beauty while most women try to copy it. He hates having been born with such feminine looks but enjoys his peaceful life in his small town. He goes by another identity when selling his art, his paintings have become famous enough that the king wishes to meet him but no one knows who are where he is. Huang Xue is an famous general who was basically a younger brother to the current Emperor, Emperor Taizong. He was an extremely handsome man that usually hid his face in some public outings. He has never married and continues to look for "the one". He secretly goes from town to town hearing of the mysterious painter and there beauty. One day when Huang rides into town he sees the beautiful Lànhuā standing in the crowd. Shall this be the beginning of an ancient romance?