Strong female lead + 1v1 + tragic, beautiful, and powerful leads + political intrigue
When it comes to the most talented people in the realm, first is Xie Yuling, the eldest princess of Dayuan; second is Xiao Shiqing, the chancellor of Dayuan; and third is Lu Jiuyuan, a strategist from Chen Commandery.
The chancellor of Dayuan is a fine-looking man, brilliant and learned, yet trapped by love. Of the countless words in the world, none wounds like love. Within the mansion of the eldest princess, she holds a game piece in her slender hand and quietly awaits a tree in bloom;
Along the thousand-mile road through Chen Commandery, he sits alone beneath a lonely lamp, his shadow for company, yearning in vain for the fallen leaves to find their way home.
A hand moves the pieces, black against white. Each move shapes the game; they vie for the realm. Amid splendor and glory, a cup of turbid wine brings sighs over life: chasing fame and fortune, only to end beneath a handful of yellow sand.
I absolutely love it...