A Splendid Land

She should have been born into a family of distinguished generals, but constrained by imperial power, she could only grow up in the resentful depths of the palace.

She was no more than a lonely flower, untouched by wind or rain.

Beautiful on the surface, yet insubstantial at heart.

Then, in a single day, imperial power was overturned. The realm that should have belonged to the Yang clan became the domain of the Li and Tang dynasty.

And she was nothing more than a product of the imperial court.

The realm, the beauty!

The throne and the empire!

She thought that if she could endure the brutality of the dynasty's collapse, she would live to see peace restored and the man she loved come to marry her.

But the balance of power and the palace's ever-deepening intrigues left her with no choice but to remain confined behind its high walls. She was even forced to marry into the household of her beloved's third brother.

All of it was to secure that man's position as Crown Prince.

To help him ascend the throne as soon as possible.

But just as the realm was settling into peace, the Xuanwu Gate Incident erupted.

The Li clan's heirs were destined to fight over the throne, forcing her to make a choice.

To turn against the person dearest to her, to stand against the future ruler of the realm, and to...

Yet after all the turmoil had passed, she was once again imprisoned in the palace.

As she watched the man she considered her enemy build a prosperous empire, she chose to give up her revenge for the man she loved and bring peace to all the people of the realm...