The capital is a cage.
It traps the orphaned heir of the Prince of Beiliang, and the suspicions of Emperor Yongning.
Three years ago, Chu Yunshuo entered the capital as a hostage.
For three years, he was sick just often enough and weak just convincingly enough.
Everyone forgot that the son of the Prince of Beiliang had the blizzards of the frontier flowing through his veins.
His mother died mysteriously of an illness, and his father fell on the battlefield.
The emperor used the title of uncle as a pretext to keep him imprisoned.
The crown prince used the title of cousin to test him.
The chancellor used a marriage pact as a means of keeping him under surveillance.
Everyone in the capital was playing a game of chess.
And he stood at the very center of the board.
Then a letter arrived in secret from Beiliang, and eight words stirred the winds of change across the land:
“Beiliang’s old forces await the prince’s command.”
At that moment, Chu Yunshuo knew:
The blade he had kept hidden for three years was ready to be drawn.
From hostage to feudal lord, from chess piece to player.
A game with the realm itself at stake was about to begin.
It's very exciting. The plot in it is very beautiful and the writing style is delicate.