Song Junru, the illegitimate daughter of the Song family, was proper in temperament and possessed beauty as radiant as moonlight. Her cruel stepmother forced her and her mother to live cautiously from the time she was young. After enduring hardship and seeing her family’s ugly true colors, she made it her daily business to take on her legitimate mother and tear away her false façade, while punishing the vicious servants.
He was the undefeated God of War on the battlefield and the man every young woman in the capital wanted to marry. When they first met, their bond quietly began to blossom. On their wedding day, the entire capital waited to see her become a laughingstock. She had all but lost hope, but with a single sentence Xiao Yan silenced them all: “I’m grateful you don’t disdain me. From now on, be my wife, and I’ll spend my life protecting you.”
From their initial mutual respect and courtesy, their love grew bold and unrestrained. He donned his armor and wielded his sword to defend the realm, then laid aside his armor and took up his brush to paint for her. Their love left everyone envious.
But the Great Zhou dynasty was now beset by storms, and when Xiao Yan accidentally discovered Song Junru’s true origins, a mystery from many years ago began to unravel…
