[Historical romance + two powerful leads + court intrigue + female general + multiple couples + devoted love]
In her previous life, she was the cherished daughter of the Duke of Zhenguo’s household, yet she died a tragic death because of her stepmother’s schemes and an imperial edict ordering the extermination of her entire family.
That edict came from the Third Prince Xiao Xuanye, a tyrant whose body was ravaged by illness and who ultimately died on the dragon throne.
Reborn, Mu Jinghong disguises herself as a man and infiltrates the frontier army under an assumed name. In the perilous military camp, she reunites with the Third Prince, rumored to be coughing up blood and near death.
She realizes he is nowhere near as weak as he appears, so she goes along with his schemes and makes use of his imperial power and resources.
He, meanwhile, has long since recognized that she is a woman, yet willingly becomes the hidden piece in her hand, letting her use him.
“Your Highness, what do you want from this game?” She pressed the blade against his chest, her gaze cold as frost.
He took her hand and pressed the blade’s tip against his own heart, smiling pale and obsessively:
“What I have always wanted is for you to be safe and well, year after year.
Even if I must trade these ten thousand miles of mountains and rivers for it.”
