Behind vermilion gates, five phoenixes lie forgotten in the dust.
In their past lives, none of the five princesses of Great Yan met a good end.
The eldest princess was sent north to marry a Di chieftain and burned alive on an altar.
The second princess married a general and died pierced by seven arrows when the enemy broke through their camp.
The third princess helped a powerful minister rise to the top, only to be cast aside and hang herself.
The fourth princess married into a family of wealthy merchants, but river bandits drowned her in the depths of a river.
The fifth princess was betrothed to the leader of the martial world, who crippled her martial arts and pushed her off a sheer cliff.
Only as they lay dying did they learn that behind every tragedy was the same woman pulling the strings.
Reborn into a new life, all five princesses open their eyes at once.
The vermilion gates still stand, and their phoenix crowns remain, but this time, they will not marry.
The eldest princess enters the court to seize the throne.
The second princess dons her armor to take command of a million troops.
The third princess schemes to become the hand moving the pieces from behind the scenes.
The fourth princess enters the world of commerce to build a fortune that rivals the nation’s wealth.
The fifth princess enters the martial world to claim the title of its leader.
Princes, nobles, generals, martial arts masters, and wealthy merchants: everyone they married in their past lives will kneel at their feet in this one.
The five princesses join forces and are reborn. They will not marry; they will rule.
The five phoenixes return to their places, and the vermilion gates open once more. This time, they are no longer pawns trapped in the palace. This time, they are the ones moving the pieces.
Eldest Princess × Shen Zhixing: from pawn to confidant, from sovereign and subject to a warmth growing between them.
Second Princess × Gu Changfeng: from comrades in arms to one another’s support, from fighting side by side to falling helplessly in love.
Third Princess × Pei Yan: from using one another to protecting one another, from cold indifference to affection.
Fourth Princess × Gu Yunzhou: from atonement to standing side by side, from guilt to true love.
Fifth Princess × Xie Guhong: from a chance encounter to being unable to forget one another, from wariness to trust.
