Spring in Jinling

She was the eldest princess of the Northern Dynasty, born to a noble family and cherished by all, enjoying the splendor of the imperial household. He was a bastard prince of the Southern Dynasty, burdened with great ambitions but unable to put his talents to use. When the Southern army threatened her country, she willingly risked her life and entered the Southern Dynasty as a hostage to save it. At their first meeting, he was filled with admiration for her, yet he longed even more to rise to power and conquer the world. In the midst of their blossoming romance, she set aside her feelings and let him gather another woman’s hair into a coiffure, lost in a dream of youthful splendor. To help him achieve his ambitions, she ventured into danger and risked her life, fearing neither the biting winds nor the bitter frost. She never wished to share the throne with him; she only wanted to help him ride forth and conquer the heavenly realm. But she never imagined that once he had the empire in his grasp, he would turn on her in an instant. Years of promises had been nothing but exploitation and deceit.