A Glance That Captivates a Kingdom

She was once a princess of Chu, but her family was slaughtered and she was reduced to slavery. Then, in a sudden twist of fate, she became the illegitimate daughter of General Cheng of Xiao. From her lowly station, she struggled her way to the very top.

He was the heir to the throne of Mu. With war about to erupt among the four kingdoms, he maneuvered among them all to unite the realm, never expecting to destroy the homeland of the woman he loved.

He was the crown prince of Xiao, yet he let the girl he had grown up with be swept into the maelstrom of power struggles. By the time he regretted it, it was too late to save her, and he could only descend into madness.

He would trade a kingdom stretching ten thousand miles for a single smile from her. Between the realm and love, which is the right choice? When she reaches the pinnacle of power, she will finally understand: the rarest treasure in this world is a beloved’s glance back, enough to topple a kingdom…