The Legitimate Daughter Takes Charge: May We Walk Together to Chang'an

Shen Qingyan was the cherished legitimate eldest daughter of the Duke of Zhenguo's household, gifted in poetry and letters, with a brilliant future ahead of her.

But in a single night, her world came crashing down. Her father treaded carefully at court, her mother was gravely ill, her elder brother was far away on the southern frontier, and their centuries-old family was hollow within and beset by wolves without.

To ease her parents' burdens and keep their crumbling household afloat, fifteen-year-old Shen Qingyan resolutely shed her girlish innocence, took charge of the household, and entered the treacherous battleground of inner courtyards and human hearts.

The inner household was her first game.

With ledgers as her blade and rules as her shield, Shen Qingyan balanced kindness with authority and cleared away the fog. A minor discrepancy in the silk from the family estates led her to uncover a shocking case of stolen military provisions, one that seemed to point toward the most dangerous heights of power...

The imperial court was her second game.

At a palace banquet, life and death hung in the balance. The Heir of Prince Jing, Xiao Jingyuan, was trapped in a deadly predicament. With all eyes upon them, only her calm remark about “observing propriety” could turn the tide with a subtle, decisive move.

From then on, the daughter of an upright but isolated official and the cold-faced prince, who commanded troops and carried a blood feud, found their fates quietly entwined. From unspoken clues exchanged in the shadows of the fields to life-saving aid amid a shocking military coup, they held their lights together in the darkness, becoming each other's most unbreakable secret alliance.

From managing one household to joining hands with her prince to protect the peace of the realm.

The road they walk side by side is long and arduous, but as long as she is with him, the world is at its finest.

This is a story of protection, growth, and standing together. Watch as a clever legitimate daughter begins in the inner household, makes her moves at court, and ultimately joins her prince husband in writing a legend of peace and prosperity.