I Never Knew You

[A play-the-fool prince + a princess of a fallen kingdom + the one true love + a face-swapped substitute bride]

Until the age of fourteen, Li Shuyue was a dazzlingly beautiful princess, the legitimate daughter of the emperor, adored by all.

After fourteen, she became A Chou, an ugly, lowly beggar whom anyone could bully.

Her parents died tragically, and the Li dynasty was overthrown by a traitor.

And that traitor was none other than her uncle by marriage, the great general Xiao Mian.

After Xiao seized the throne, she lost her memory, her face was changed, and she drifted among the common folk.

By a twist of fate, the Bixin Pavilion rescued her. She was made to impersonate the Ning family’s legitimate eldest daughter and marry Xiao Yunrui, the second son of Xiao Mian and Prince Jing.

Her heart belongs to Prince Jing, yet she loves Xie Xian. When her memories return, she faces an agonizing choice between the greater cause and love...

He is Xie Xian, the brilliant and extraordinary master of Bixin Pavilion, and also Xiao Yunqi, the good-for-nothing Prince Chen of the current dynasty.

He plays the fool while hiding his true abilities, plotting for years as he stirs up turmoil at court.

He was once born into a prestigious family, and as a young man his name was renowned throughout the imperial capital. He and Li Shuyue, the legitimate princess, grew up together. A gentleman as pure as the breeze and bright moon, he loved only the princess.

He once resolved to walk the righteous path, his youthful ardor devoted solely to protecting the prosperity of her dynasty.

Before departing with the army to quell a rebellion, the princess tucked a magnolia blossom into his lapel and said, “Brother A Xian, A Li will wait for you to come back.”

But while he was away from the capital, Xiao Mian usurped the throne. He even sacrificed Xie Xian’s mother, lured the emperor and empress into a trap, and had the princess killed...

All Xie Xian had plotted for half his life was to fill Changning Palace with magnolia trees and restore the old dynasty for her...