[Multiple male leads] [Political intrigue] [Strong female lead] On her twelfth birthday, An Ning lost everything: her father and mother, her position as princess, and the Great An Dynasty. Forced to flee, she took off her girl's clothes and began posing as a boy. With the fall of her kingdom, An Ning was left adrift like duckweed. Before her mother leapt from the city wall, she told her, "Ning'er, remember your name. You must protect all the people of this realm and keep generations to come in peace. And remember, do not seek revenge!" An Ning didn't understand how she was supposed to protect the people of this realm, or why she should.
The heroine is never some delicate flower, a white lotus, or a self-sacrificing saint! This is all about her growth and inner journey. There is a male lead, and at first she cares for the world and lives only for its people, but her identity still draws her into the vortex at the heart of power. To protect herself and those she cares about, she has no choice but to take up her sword and fight the wicked.
