A single imperial decree of political marriage drags Princess Zhaoyang, Shen Luanjing, from the heights of power into the abyss.
Used as a pawn, she is sent to the borderlands in exchange for a captured military governor. Her bridal procession stretches for a thousand miles. It is a humiliation, but also a chance to turn things around.
Everyone says she is a sacrifice to politics. Even she believes she will spend the rest of her life imprisoned in the palace.
Until Xie Xuan, the seemingly frail commander of the border garrison, reaches out to her amid a sea of soldiers:
“Your Highness, I will take you home.”
He helps her navigate the schemes of the court, while she accompanies him through the flames of war.
From a princess sent away to marry to a strategist on the frontier, from a noble in exile to the ruler of the realm.
When the throne is within reach, he kneels on one knee:
“I am willing to guard this vast realm for Your Majesty.”
