During the Lantern Festival, Shen Shuyao, the eldest daughter of the Marquis of Dingguo’s household, disguised herself as a man and bested a crowd of scholars at a lantern riddle contest, claiming first place. But when her identity as a woman was exposed in front of everyone, she found herself in grave danger. At the critical moment, Xiao Jinghuan, the ailing crown prince, and Gu Changyuan, a celebrated general with a string of victories on the northern frontier, both came to her rescue. The prince’s eyes held a profound gaze that seemed to see through everything, while the general’s held concern suppressed for years. Overnight, she found herself thrust into the spotlight, the focus of a secret rivalry between the prince and the general.
