The once-loyal Xie family was falsely accused and slaughtered in a single day. Xie Lingyun, the family’s legitimate daughter, escaped death and lay low in the wilderness for three years.
She shed the splendor of her noble birth and concealed her talent and pride. Alone, she returned to the treacherous capital, proceeding with care at every turn, all to uncover the old case and clear her father and brothers of the terrible charges against them.
The capital seethed with hidden currents. The treacherous Liu Song held power over the court and had an iron grip on everything, laying deadly traps at every turn to eliminate her.
Thorns covered the road ahead. The only one who could help was Xiao Yanci, the cold-faced chief minister, seated at the very heart of the court’s game of power and watching the world’s rise and fall with detached eyes.
Back when the court was consumed by factional strife, he stood by and watched, allowing the tragedy that wiped out her family to unfold. Now that an old acquaintance had returned, he secretly fell for her and protected her at every turn, caught between opposing loyalties as affection and political calculation became hopelessly entangled.
She used the powerful to enter the game, concealing her edge amid the struggle for influence and quietly seeking evidence amid the rivalries of the great clans. A lone orphan, she stirred the winds of change across the entire capital.
He held a high position and carried the weight of the realm in his heart, while concealing an unspoken love. As righteousness and evil faced off, he was willing to break his own principles for her and clear the storms from her path.
When they met again, they tested each other’s hearts. They were each other’s pawns, and each other’s salvation.
Once the injustice was overturned, the wicked punished, and the turmoil of the age finally settled, would they join hands to protect their vast homeland, or part with a final look and go their separate ways?
It's rare that it's not a cookie-cutter story. I like the interaction between the heroine and the hero. It's both restrained and emotional. I look forward to it.