A substitute marriage tied the dormant counselor and the pretending king into the same crisis.
Shen Zhiwei, the abandoned concubine of the Shen family, was forced to replace her eldest sister and marry Xiao Jue, the seventh prince who was rumored to be disabled and violent. Entering the mansion in a sedan chair, she plays the role of the weak but actually troublesome hermit "Mr. Crane"; he sits in a wheelchair and looks like a gloomy and deposed king, but is actually the leader of the "Night Owl" who controls the underground dynasty. On the wedding night, a dagger was given as a gift, and he was tested secretly in the study, and every step he took was on the tip of the knife.
From a couple pretending to be suspicious of each other, to an alliance of comrades who depend on each other for life and death, they work together to break the situation in the turbulent court. Imperial examination cases, border plots, battles for the right to inherit the throne... Amidst the many crises, she strategized and he guarded with his sword. On the night when the identities of "Night Owl" and "Mr. Crane" were revealed, the shock of meeting their opponents turned into deep-rooted appreciation. However, at the pinnacle of power, ideas gradually diverge: he wants absolute control, while she seeks innovative order.
This is a marriage that begins with conspiracy, a love that begins with trust, and a journey that ends in an ideal. See how the two kings standing side by side can protect each other and change the world in this cannibalistic world.
