With the Kingdom of Yunyao trapped in one crisis after another and its people suffering beyond endurance, the king made a startling decision: he would pass the throne to the legitimate daughter of a general’s household. Determined to save Yunyao’s people from their suffering, this brave and resolute young woman shouldered the heavy responsibility.
With no other choice, she agreed to marry the Ninth Prince of the neighboring Longyuan Kingdom and submit to the enemy state. At first, their marriage was merely a political maneuver and compromise. But as they spent day after day together, they gradually found their way into each other’s hearts.
The young woman’s intelligence, kindness, courage, and fearlessness, and the Ninth Prince’s deep devotion, wisdom, and valor, helped them support each other through turbulent times as they faced pressure and challenges from all sides. Can their love bloom amid the tangled threads of national and family enmity? What fate awaits the Kingdom of Yunyao? The answers lie in this sweeping, gripping story.
