Eight years ago, her elder brother entered the palace and vanished without a trace.
After her mother passed away, Sikong Muqing, the legitimate daughter of the governor, carried out her mother's final wish. She faked her own death and secretly left home to search for her brother. Disguised as a man and using the alias He Qingfeng, she sought every opportunity to enter the palace.
Along the way, she met the Crown Prince and a prince by chance, and managed to enter the palace, where she even landed a secure job.
She also met the young General Xie Yunzong, the Commandant of the Capital Zhou Yangyanxi, and Ji Chen, the young lord of Beinuo. The four became friends, forging a tale of true friendship. But who could say whether feelings had quietly blossomed among them, or who was afraid to risk their friendship by reaching out?
“I know you’re a woman. But did you know I’ve been in love with you for a long time?”
“So what if I’m not a woman? I fell in love, and that’s that. What does it have to do with anyone else?”
“I’m not only offering you these lands as a betrothal gift. Everything I have is yours.”
“I don’t dare take that step because I’m afraid you’ll never look back at me again.”
