[Secretly unhinged orphan girl vs. carefree, fiercely protective prince | Disguise | Revenge | One-sided love]
When Xie Jinshi was eight, the Xie family was destroyed because of a royal secret.
On the night the Xie family was drenched in blood, Xie Jinshi should have died too, but fortunately the Empress Dowager arrived in time to save her. She was adopted by the Empress Dowager and registered under her mother's family name.
On the surface, she is gentle and obedient, but she has never forgotten her blood feud.
Ten years of patience, all for one day when she can burn her enemies' bones to ash.
The Seventh Prince, Xiao Jingshuang, is a feared borderland commander with a string of military victories, cold and severe by nature and unmoved by women. They first met in the palace gardens eleven years ago. She was lively and spirited, tugging at his sleeve and calling him "big brother." Eleven years later, they met again at a banquet. Her old personality had vanished without a trace, and when he looked at her, all he saw was loneliness.
When it was time for her to marry, she was summoned to stand in the middle of the hall and told to choose one of two men as her future husband. Almost everyone was waiting for her answer. He noticed something in her smile, and when their eyes met, his heartbeat went haywire.
"I beg to marry her."
He had caught on to her fallback plan and blocked her final deadly move in one stroke, leaving her no choice but to submit for the time being and reconsider her revenge.
"I am willing to marry the Seventh Prince."
