She once said she was the loneliest person in the imperial court.
She took her elder brother's place as an official and, just as she came first in the imperial examinations, it was discovered that her late father had colluded with the enemy, leading to the massacre of thirty thousand soldiers and the loss of the nation's strategic stronghold, the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun.
She bore the world's curses in her father's place, shouldering the blame for the rest of her life, all for the sake of reclaiming the city.
Shen Lichu loved her more than his own life. To free her from her shackles, he gave up his claim to the throne and kept his feelings hidden. After waging war for ten years to reclaim the city, he died on a snowy night when he loved her most.
Ji Guiyi had once promised to spend her life with her. But after using her to seize the throne, she broke her promise, married someone else, and imprisoned her in the Cold Palace for years before finally setting her free.
