Dancing on the edge of power, falling in love in the mire of lies. She is a chess piece abandoned by the family, and he is a lonely minister with great power. A marriage ties together two people who should least love each other, starting a life-and-death game of calculation, betrayal and redemption.
The overarching Zhou Dynasty is similar to the era of high concentration of imperial power during the Ming and Qing Dynasties. Above the court, the new emperor is young, the queen mother hangs the curtain, the regent controls the affairs of the court, and there are undercurrents of forces from all sides.
One sentence summary: She is the abandoned daughter of the Hou family, and he is a close official of the emperor. On the wedding night, he pinched her chin and said, "This marriage, you and I, are fully aware that it is a deal." She smiled and replied, "Don't worry, Mr. Marquis, I don't have any ill thoughts about you." But later, he knelt all night in the snowy night, just to beg her to open the door.
