A female-led revenge story with an unconventional twist, featuring secret identities.
Cool-headed, clear-eyed, vengeful heroine who plans everything in advance x carefree, cunning, deeply devoted prince
The male lead starts out as a loyal, scheming puppy, then becomes a wild, possessive, unhinged yandere.
Eight years ago, the Lu family, famed for its battlefield prowess, defected to the enemy. Both nations joined forces against them, wiping out their entire army.
Eight years later, a mysterious woman appears at the capital's largest gambling house. Her skill at gambling is extraordinary, and she wins the heart of Prince Qi Yifan of the Yuanzheng household, who watches from a private room on the second floor.
Qi Yifan goes to call on the head of her family. He sees her walking through the crowd, silent and aloof, commanding respect without a word. “I am the head of the family.”
Qi Yifan makes no effort to hide his affection. He declares his love again and again, until at last she responds.
She says, “The one who brings peace to the world will be the one I love.”
The Prince of Yuanzheng, who wants nothing to do with court affairs and only hopes to live freely, looks into her eyes and softly replies, “All right.”
The two fight side by side, suppress bandits, prepare for their wedding, battle in secret at palace banquets, and are exiled to the frontier.
Qi Yifan follows her every step of the way, wanting nothing more than to see her smile.
But Meng Ningyu says, “You'll regret this.”
“I won't,” he replies confidently.
Yet the final step in her revenge is to claim the throne of the realm, from his father.
That day, sunlight fills the sky. The palace doors stand wide open, and the air reeks of blood. Meng Ningyu walks out, just as she did when they first met: silent and aloof. She says:
“You'll regret this.”
Forced to kneel before her, Qi Yifan looks at the new ruler of the realm and finally discovers her last secret identity.
Peace is won by generals, yet generals are never allowed to see peace.
Meng Ningyu scoffs. “If that's how it is, then I'll rule the realm myself!”
