She is Shen Qingyue, the treasured daughter of the Marquis of Anning, a top assassin from another world, master of both medicine and poison, and the secret power behind the realm’s wealth.
A meticulously orchestrated massacre leaves her parents dead, and all the evidence points to Xie Yunshen, the enigmatic young chancellor who wields immense power over the court.
Everyone laments that, in seeking revenge, the orphaned daughter of the Shen family has actually petitioned to marry her enemy: a moth flying into the flames.
On their wedding night, red candles casting their glow, she stands with a blade in hand and smiles at him. “My husband, I’ve cured the poison that would have killed you. In return, help me… kill the person who truly deserves to die. Will you?”
Thus begins a marriage founded on conspiracy and calculation.
She advances cautiously within the household, while he leaves nothing uncalculated in court. They are pawns to each other, yet also each other’s armor. Through countless days and nights of flashing blades, they test each other’s limits, then entrust one another with their backs when facing death.
Until the palace crumbles and the truth comes to light.
Only then does she discover that hidden behind layer upon layer of mist is not only the culprit behind her family’s blood feud, but also a pair of eyes that have always watched her, belonging to someone who has long since fallen deeply in love.
“The realm is the board, and all living beings are its pieces.”
“How fortunate that you and I are the ones moving them.”
