Crown Prince Maximilian breaks off his engagement with the marquis’s daughter, Sarah—praised as the perfect woman—and instead marries Sally, a free-spirited baron’s daughter. Choosing “true love” over a political marriage, he believed that with the power of love, he would secure a happy future. However, once Sally becomes crown princess, she shows no interest in acquiring the education, refinement, or qualities required of her position, and continually causes scandal after scandal. Because of this, the crown prince and princess gradually become the subject of cold stares and ridicule from those around them. Meanwhile, the abandoned Sarah quickly marries a powerful duke. Supporting her husband as duchess, she shines even brighter than before, with everyone remarking that she, not the crown princess, embodies the dignity of royalty. Thus begins a shocking downfall that all started with a broken engagement!