Lin Wan is the crown prince's legitimate daughter. The Su family secretly passed the city defense map to Xiqi and framed her only uncle, Li Sheng, the garrison commander of Xiangzhou.
The commander was accused of treason, Xiangzhou fell, and her uncle was hung on the city wall by the Qiren as a public warning. His life hangs by a thread.
She disguises herself as a strategist to draw Prince Jing up the mountain to recruit her. After making her way down the mountain despite her illness, she uses Prince Jing's influence to fight the Qiren, save her uncle, and protect the people.
Together with the people of Xiangzhou, she drives the Qiren out of the Central Plains.
The Su family ruined her uncle and rose to power over the bones and blood of her family. How could she stand by and watch them throw their weight around in the capital?
