Shen Henghua, whose family was in decline, became a pawn for the emperor to win over powerful ministers with an imperial edict, and was forced to marry Gu Yunzheng, the cold-faced and ruthless general of Zhenbei. On her wedding night, she stayed alone in an empty house, her husband was cold and distant, her cousin was eyeing the power of the family, and every step of the way in Gu's house was dangerous. With only a jade cicada left by her mother, she vowed that "you can lose, you can endure, but you can never collapse."
