皇太子萧定权少年丧母丧妹不与父亲亲近，早年的经历让他对亲情极度渴望，总是想竭力留住身边仅有的亲人。对于父亲，萧定权又敬爱又畏惧，既期望获得父亲的肯定，又害怕面对希望落空时的窘境。而齐王及其岳父中书令李柏舟屡屡制造祸端，不但迫害了萧定权身边仅有的珍视之人，还令萧定权与父亲间的隔阂日渐加深。太子老师卢世瑜曾希望清流陆英接替自己成为太子坚实后盾，没想到阴差阳错让陆英之女陆文昔与太子偶遇相知，进而暗许终身。亲近之人相继被害后，深受卢世瑜儒家思想熏陶的萧定权，坚定地以家国天下的君子准则和小人阴谋做斗争。而陆文昔在父兄遭难后化身东府女官默默守护在萧定权身边，先后帮助他解决了军马案、童谣案，最终使父兄的冤屈得以昭雪，奸佞巨蠹得以伏法。萧定权和陆文昔也在互相配合间情感不断加深。两个小怯而大勇的人不畏艰险不畏牺牲，为了社稷的安宁相持相伴。The Crown Prince Xiao Dingquan lost his mother and sister in his childhood. His bastard brother and treacherous court officials set him up to break the his relationship with emperor the father. When Xiao meets girl Lu Wenxi, they fall in love and help each other to overcome difficulties and wipe up wicked court officials.
