Historical political intrigue | No rebirth, no transmigration into a book · Two equally powerful leads, marriage first and love later · A touch of an ensemble cast · Twist after twist
Song Qingyao has kept her head down at the Lin'an Bureau for three years. Just as she's finally earned a promotion, an imperial edict announcing her marriage lands out of nowhere...
Her career is ruined, her future gone, and now she's expected to obediently marry?
Before she can even protest, a divorce letter on her wedding night, a secret message, and a terrifying dream suddenly expose a shocking conspiracy:
Someone plans to make her parents die on the battlefield at Qiyan Pass, with no hope of returning!
To save her loved ones, she leaves everything behind and sets out alone for the frontier.
Only after risking her life to save her family does she realize this is no personal vendetta, but a deadly trap laid by corrupt officials in the imperial court.
Their goal is to dismantle the Xia Kingdom's military power piece by piece and bring down the dynasty.
Song Qingyao vows to investigate to the very end. She will not rest until she exposes the mastermind.
She is adept at hiding her talents and skilled at disguises, always planning several steps ahead. She never expected someone to join the game of his own accord and stand by her side. That person is her husband... Shen Huaizhou.
Shen Huaizhou's years-long investigation into the truth behind Fuyao City turns out to be connected to the events at Qiyan Pass! The two join forces, peeling away the layers of conspiracy surrounding Qiyan Pass and uncovering the truth behind Fuyao City's brutal fall years ago.
Shen Huaizhou has already spent countless days and nights doggedly investigating this blood feud.
They think the truth is out and everything has finally settled.
But at the very last moment, they suddenly realize that they are both merely pieces on someone else's chessboard!
