Your Heart Is Like the Moon, Protecting My Peace

Liu Ruyue, daughter of a convicted minister, thinks her life has reached its end when the imperial decree of marriage arrives. She is to marry Xiao Jue, the legendary Prince of War, a man said to be a cold-blooded killer.

Resolved to die, she enters his ice-cold manor, prepared to trade a lifetime of loneliness and cunning for her family’s meager survival. But she never expects that behind the prince’s iron-hard mask lies a heart ravaged by betrayal and a desperate longing for even a shred of trust.

He is the empire’s sharpest spear, and she will be his strongest shield. Amid the shifting currents of court and conspiracies capable of toppling the empire, their unwilling marriage is tempered into an unbreakable alliance. He gives her his power, his army, and his unreserved devotion, all to protect her and grant her a peaceful life. In return, she gives him her wisdom, loyalty, and the heart he never dared hope he could have.

This is a “marriage first, love later” story. Two guarded souls find in each other more than a partner: they find their fates entwined. In a world ringed with political intrigue, their love is the most brilliant game of all, ultimately proving that the strongest fortress is two hearts standing together.