In the heavenly prison, he said, “Woman, since you’re about to die, serve me one last time before you do.” He took her hand for the last time, but not to grow old with her. Instead, he coldly ordered her execution outside the imperial capital. She laughed. Even with rats gnawing her wrists until the bones showed, no physical pain could match the agony of being cast down from the clouds. So her beloved had never trusted her after all.
The beautiful princess of the Yuan Kingdom married a young nobleman from a minor clan whose face had been disfigured. The news shocked the entire city, but no one knew it was a mutually beneficial scheme they had devised on their own. She offered sound strategies, helped him seize the throne, crushed rebellions, and brought order to the realm. But when she was no longer useful, he imprisoned her in a corner of the cold palace. Meanwhile, he embraced the woman he loved, dressed in her phoenix robes, as the officials paid their respects. So the play was over, and the curtain had fallen.
In their past life, they had married and shared tender smiles beneath the red bridal curtains. Neither had imagined that their love would vanish in an instant, leaving only death and heartbreak. In this life, he is an unpredictable young ruler, and she is a beautiful, peerlessly wise princess from an enemy kingdom. Love, betrayal, misunderstanding, and heartache: tangled together across two lifetimes. As the grim truth behind the scenes draws near, she must face it head-on, even if it turns her heart to ash.
