Name: The Substitute Bride: Snow in the Northern Frontier
Author: 11 Candies

Synopsis

Shen Qingci, the legitimate daughter of the Yongning Marquis’s household in the Great Zhou dynasty, was both beautiful and talented. Betrothed to Xiao Jue, Prince of Zhenbei, since childhood, they were the envy of the entire capital. But when word arrived that Xiao Jue had been gravely wounded in battle and his temperament had changed, the marquis’s household, desperate to protect its wealth and status, forced Shen Qingci’s younger half-sister, the illegitimate daughter Shen Qinghuan, to take her place as his bride.

Shen Qinghuan seemed delicate, but she had a strong will of her own. Anxious yet brave, she set out for the northern frontier. What awaited her was not the brutal, crippled prince of the rumors, but a calm and astute general who had laid a trap at the cost of his own safety to expose a traitor in the army. From the very beginning, their marriage was a partnership in which each stood to gain something.

Meanwhile, back in the capital, Shen Qingci’s plan to marry in her sister’s place succeeded, and she wed the dashing Third Prince, seemingly setting herself on the road to glory. But in a high-born marriage, only those in it know whether life is sweet or bitter. Her husband wore a mask of his own. Would she find the affection she had always dreamed of, or another carefully disguised transaction?

When undercurrents at court finally swelled into raging waves, and the northern cavalry clashed head-on with the power struggles of the capital, both couples faced their ultimate test. Who would be the one left holding all the pieces?

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Shen Qingci, the legitimate daughter of Yongninghou Mansion in the Great Zhou Dynasty, is both talented and beautiful. She has been engaged to Xiao Jue, the king of Zhenbei since childhood. She is a couple envied by everyone in the capital. However, after the news came that Xiao Jue was seriously injured on the battlefield and his temperament changed drastically, in order to protect his wealth, the Hou Mansion forced Shen Qingci's sister and concubine Shen Qinghuan to marry him instead. Shen Qinghuan looks weak, but he has his own ups and downs in his heart. With anxiety and loneliness, she embarked on the road to the north. What is waiting for her is not the cruel and crippled prince in the legend, but a calm and wise general who sets up a trap with his own body just to uncover the evil spirit in the army. Their marriage, from the very beginning, was a collaboration in which each got what he wanted. In the capital, Shen Qingci, who succeeded in "substitute marriage", clung to the elegant third prince as he wished, and seemed to be on the road to success. But a wealthy marriage is like drinking water, knowing whether it is hot or cold. Facing the pillow person who also wears a mask, is what she gets the favor she dreams of, or is it another carefully disguised transaction? When the undercurrent in the court finally turned into a huge wave, when the cavalry in the north collided head-on with the machinations of the capital, the fate of the two couples also ushered in the final test. Who is the final chess player?
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