After the death of her father, Zareen became Empress. She is everything that makes a perfect ruler: responsible, kind, and dutiful, someone who never lets her feelings get in the way. After a decade into her reign, it is time for her to find a Consort, but her mother, the Empress Dowager, has decided to take the matter into her own hands. Mehnem should be the perfect candidate for Empress Zareen, but there is one slight issue: she is already in love with Roe, Mehnem's sister. Will Zareen do what is good for her empire, or will she finally listen to the whispers of gold?