The concubine Shen Weixi was forced to marry and became the bride of the dying regent Xiao Jue. On the first night she entered the palace, she discovered that she could hear the prince's heart - that seemingly unconscious man was actually sober inside, cold and sinister, and regarded her as a usable chess piece.
The Queen Mother in the deep palace is watching with eager eyes, and murderous intent is hidden in the inner courtyard of the palace. In order to protect herself, Shen Weixi had to curb her sharpness, pretend to be a pig and eat the tiger, and formed a strange alliance with Xiao Jue under the curtain of "serious illness". With her mind-reading ability, she skillfully maneuvered through the turbulent clouds and resolved fatal crises one after another. From a chess piece at the mercy of others, she gradually became his indispensable hidden blade and think tank.
But when the border was in crisis and the real news came that Xiao Jue was seriously injured and critically ill, Shen Weixi was shocked to realize that she had already fallen deeply in love. Facing court strife and overseas conspiracies, how will she rely on wisdom and courage to protect this true love that quietly grows in the whirlpool of power? A beautiful chapter about strategy, growth and protection begins...
