A single imperial decree forced Su Lingyu into a substitute marriage, making her a widowed bride brought in to bring good fortune to the Cheng Duke's household.
Everyone laughed at her as a fallen widow, unaware that she used military strategy to run the household, bringing the troublesome second and third branches firmly under control.
Cheng Yan, her frail young brother-in-law who coughed blood, secretly joined forces with her night after night, yet held her hand tightly in the crowds.
Until she discovered that he was the son of the man who had murdered her uncle.
As love and hatred tore her apart, her elder sister, who should have been dead, suddenly returned and took everything from her.
With her heart dead, she was buried in a sea of flames. She changed her name and headed for the battlefield, rebuilding the Qin family army and becoming a general through blood and fire.
When they met again, he cast off his disguise and pleaded with reddened eyes before an army of thousands: “Sister-in-law, I'll offer you my kingdom as a bride price. Will you marry me and come home?”
