On the day Shen Zhiyi married into the Zhenbei Hou Mansion, she really saw what her husband Xie Zhao looked like. This powerful general on the frontier, his armor was still stained with the smoke of the battlefield, and his eyes were as cold as frost. After the marriage, Xie Zhao was busy with military affairs and went on expeditions all year round, leaving Shen Zhiyi to guard Konggui alone. She learned to take care of the huge Hou Mansion, deal with the overt and covert struggles among the concubines in the Mansion, and take care of her chronically ill mother-in-law, hiding her grievances and longings silently in her heart.
Once there was an emergency at the border, Xie Zhao left Beijing in a hurry. Shen Zhiyi learned from the letter that the war was tragic and he was worried day and night. She secretly sold her dowry and purchased medicinal materials to send to the military camp. When Xie Zhao returned, he saw that the house was in good order by Shen Zhiyi, saw the medicine she had prepared for the soldiers, and for the first time he faced the wife he had neglected. From then on, Xie Zhao would tell her about the war situation in detail before going on an expedition, and he would also talk to her about daily life after returning home.
However, new crises followed. Someone in the court impeached Xie Zhao for supporting the military's self-respect. Shen Zhiyi was not afraid of risks and went to the palace to meet the queen in person, using a woman's wisdom to deal with it. Over the years, the couple finally understood that the flames of the battlefield and the smoke of the Marquis's mansion were both indispensable scenery in their lives, and the two hearts gradually grew closer while supporting each other.
