The third son of the emperor, Ling Jiayi, was ordered to marry the daughter of his mother's family, Yao, so Yao Zhiyu had a reason to be transferred to the capital by his uncle. Due to the death of Princess Han earlier, the Empress Dowager ordered the daughter of the Yao family to succeed the Princess of Han. Therefore, the Prince of Han, Secretary Ju Yu, hated the Yao family for killing his biological mother, the late Princess of Han. Yao Zhiyu was killed by bandits before issuing the order. The eldest sister of the Yao family, Yao Zhixin, went to Beijing to get married. After Ling Jiayi ascended the throne, Han King Ju Yushu and Queen Yao Zhixin secretly investigated Yao Zhiyu's death.
This novel and its characters are purely fictitious. Any similarity is purely coincidental and should not be imitated.
