As the Wulin Alliance Leader’s only cherished daughter, Shen Xinghe hates two things more than anything: elaborate wedding dresses, and that marriage contract marked “betrothed since birth.” To escape this loveless political marriage, she grits her teeth, disguises herself as a man, and sneaks into the capital’s foremost academy, Qingyun Academy. Shen Xinghe thinks her disguise is flawless. She even becomes “good brothers” with Xie Qingyan, the chief councilor’s son, who is rumored to be arrogant and ruthless.
The good news: She really does escape the wedding and becomes Xie Qingyan’s schoolmate. They trade barbs every day and have a grand time.
The bad news: Not only has Xie Qingyan seen through her disguise from the start, he’s also treating her as a “living specimen” for studying the affairs of the martial world.
“Brother Shen, you drew your Adam’s apple crooked.” Xie Qingyan casually straightens her collar, watching her with an amused smile. “And next time you sneak over the wall to skip class, remember to put your sword away. Don’t leave it hanging in the treetops.”
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She thought this was merely a clash between two social classes and opposing sides. But as undercurrents stir in the imperial court, a plot against the Wulin Alliance begins to surface. When her former “good brother” transforms into a lackey of the imperial court sent to shut down the Wulin Alliance, and she has to draw her sword in defense of her family, they discover that in this struggle between political schemes and the martial world, the hardest thing to control is the heart that has gradually gone astray amid their clashes.
“Xie Qingyan, if I told you I was a woman, could you still take back that imperial edict?”
“Brother Shen, the edict has already been issued. Why don’t we change roles instead… You could be the chief councilor’s wife?”
