Jiang Yan, Like a Dream

The Jiang and Liu families have been close for generations, so they arranged a marriage between them. The Liu family had two daughters, Liu Lingyan and Liu Lingxue, but the younger sister was in poor health, so the family decided that Liu Lingyan would marry Jiang Xiao. The sisters looked exactly alike, yet their personalities were worlds apart. Because of her illness, the younger sister learned to wield blades from a young age, while the elder sister excelled at music, chess, calligraphy, and painting. After Jiang Xiao distinguished himself in battle, the emperor ordered the Jiang and Liu families to choose a date for the wedding. But Liu Lingyan went missing while gathering herbs for her younger sister, who impersonated her and became the bride instead. The Jiang household was rife with intrigue, and Jiang Xiao was away fighting for most of the year. Though Liu Lingxue was a superb martial artist, she had no skill in the cutthroat politics of the inner household. After being framed and forced to leap off a cliff, she lost her memory. When Liu Lingyan returned from gathering herbs, she began investigating in secret. Before long, disaster struck the Liu family, leaving everyone dead. The sisters changed their identities and appearances and embarked on a long journey to clear their names. Liu Lingyan found herself relentlessly pursued by a deranged crown prince...