The Capital's Number One Beauty Joins Hands to Shape the Realm

Xie Qingyun, the legitimate daughter of the Marquis of Yongan’s household, is cherished and pampered, a jewel of a distinguished family. She should have lived a peaceful, prosperous life.

But having seen a world of gender equality and peace, she swears to break the shackles this era places on women.

Through diligent study, she dazzles the capital with her talent and becomes its most celebrated noblewoman.

On her wedding night, she holds a dagger and swears a blood oath with Crown Prince Xiao Chengxuan: “To give our world a conscience, to give our people a destiny, to preserve the lost teachings of the sages, and to bring peace to all generations!”

She says, “To give our world a conscience means making room for women in this world. To give our people a destiny means that women, too, can live and work in peace among the people. To preserve the lost teachings of the sages means that women’s legends will be recorded in the history books. To bring peace to all generations means that women will have a place in the prosperous age that lasts for centuries.”

As they spend day after day together, the elegant, high-minded Crown Prince, who cares for all under heaven, and his bold, resolute Crown Princess, whose brilliance is unparalleled, are drawn to each other. Their marriage of convenience blossoms into love.

He helps her establish schools for girls and challenge prejudice, while she helps him consolidate his hold on the court, enrich the country, and strengthen its armies.

From “working together toward their ambitions” to “unable to control their growing feelings,” the couple overcome every obstacle and ensure that women’s names are remembered in history, building a peaceful and prosperous age for generations to come.