On the day she was invested as Princess Gongding, the glory of Prince Dun's household reached its height.
But before long, the household fell. Her father was accused of treason, and the entire family was exiled.
Once a treasured daughter of the imperial house, she became a prisoner.
Everyone pitied Princess Gongding, convinced she could do nothing but cling to life from then on.
But they did not know that she had cast off her innocence and put on a lively, guileless mask with her own hands.
At Ganlu Temple, she was the frail, lonely girl Zhen Huan pitied most.
In the palace, she was the emperor's meek, unfortunate niece.
Third Prince lost the emperor's favor completely after foolishly pleading on her behalf.
The empress's faction walked into a dead end after she “unintentionally” pointed them in the wrong direction.
Even Yue Zhongqi, the foremost military figure who had secretly orchestrated the household's unjust case, was gradually pushed toward the brink by an unseen hand...
Until the day she tore off her disguise with her own hands...
