Modern-day office worker Lin Wei transmigrates into the body of Shen Qingci, the legitimate daughter of the Great Jing Dynasty’s guardian general. The moment she opens her eyes, she is thrust into a political marriage, betrothed to Prince Jing, Xiao Jue, a man rumored to be cold and bloodthirsty.
On their wedding night, he stays alone in his study while she is left to herself. They reach an understanding: each will get what they need, and neither will interfere in the other’s affairs. But the prince’s manor is no safe haven. The secondary consort’s provocations and the matrons’ harsh demands come one after another. Shen Qingci has no intention of suffering in silence. Using her modern-day wits to handle every challenge, she instead earns the admiration of Xiao Jue, who had been watching from the sidelines.
When trouble erupts at the border, Xiao Jue goes off to war while she stays behind at the manor. By chance, she discovers how precarious his position at court is, and uncovers the secondary consort’s plot to ally with his political enemies. No longer willing to stand aside, she sends him crucial evidence from a thousand miles away, helping him turn the tables. He returns victorious, covered in wounds, and she defies convention to tend to him herself, saving his life with the unusual method of disinfecting his wounds with strong liquor.
From testing one another to facing their enemies side by side, from “each getting what they need” to an unspoken understanding, this marriage born of political intrigue gradually gives rise to something deeper. When the cold-faced prince begins to hide his sharp edges and shield her from open and hidden attacks; when the transmigrated princess lets down her guard and chooses to weather every storm with him, they finally understand: the best destination of all was this encounter that began in helplessness.
With household rivalries and political intrigue intertwined, watch as the general’s daughter and the cold-faced prince go from “contract spouses” to partners for life.
