She, Zi Yuexi, was the legitimate daughter of Zi Qianqian, Minister of Revenue. Since childhood, she had admired Han Jingyu, the son of General Han. After the great battle at Qixiao Pass, Han Jingyu was summoned back to Lin'an. She had planned to find him and confess her feelings, but unexpectedly, His Majesty decreed that Han Jingyu should marry someone else.
Heartbroken, she went out to clear her head and ran into the domineering Wang Ziqian. When danger struck, a beggar suddenly appeared and rescued her. She had no idea that the beggar was not only a wealthy merchant, but also had another identity: the Second Prince of the Kingdom of Lin.
Xiao Lin'an was born with a strange birthmark. Not long afterward, his mother went mad, and the King of Lin, believing a shaman's words, cruelly abandoned Xiao Lin'an at a mass grave, thinking him a monster. One of his mother's attendants later rescued him and took him to the Kingdom of Feng, where he was raised. Clever from an early age, he began trading at fourteen, and by eighteen his shops could be found throughout the eight prefectures of Feng.
After rescuing Zi Yuexi, the two became connected. But as the times changed, doing business became difficult without powerful backing at court. Xiao Lin'an wanted the Zi family to be his patron, so he humbled himself and started out as a servant in their household.
Later, Xiao Lin'an was recommended by Zi Qianqian and entered government service. Zi Yuexi gradually developed feelings for him. After solving a water shortage that had plagued the land for decades, he also became a favorite of the King of Feng. The Crown Prince grew jealous and exposed Xiao Lin'an's true identity. Convicted of deceiving the throne, Xiao Lin'an was sentenced to death.
But Xiao Lin'an did not die. He returned to the Kingdom of Lin and reclaimed everything that was his. Believing him dead, Zi Yuexi set off alone into the mountains to seek a healer.
Very good novel