They fell in love at first sight as children.
But out of jealousy, her older sister steals her token and takes her place in a marriage into the palace, rising to become Empress.
She falls for the eldest prince, but their tangled relationship grows ever more complicated. They clash again and again, with neither able to claim a clear victory.
His father, the Emperor, dies after refusing to approve her marriage to the eldest prince, leaving him consumed by hatred for her.
When her sister summons her to the palace, where she asks him to arrange her marriage to the eldest prince, all his pent-up hatred erupts, and he abducts her.
Afterward, she is granted in marriage to Prince Tai. On the day of the wedding, Prince Tai dies suddenly, leaving her a widowed consort and the disgraced member of the prince's household.
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