Princess Xingchen of the Dongdan Dynasty is forced to leave the imperial capital and spend three years with her cold, gloomy elder brother. When she finally returns to the palace, she stumbles upon the tragic life of a hostage prince from the Ye Kingdom. The sight of the impossibly beautiful, pale-skinned youth on the verge of tears awakens a rare urge in Xingchen to protect him.
It is only after she falls into the water during her coming-of-age ceremony that Xingchen realizes she was born into the world of a novel. Worse still, even though she has tried her hardest to keep the plot on track, why won't the male lead cooperate?
Then she discovers the youth has returned reborn... ...
