Deep in the palace of Northern Yan, Shen Zhaowei, a hostage from Eastern Liang, had been held down in a well and left to die just seven days after arriving.
With unparalleled medical skills, she escaped death, played the fool, concealed her abilities, and struck back at every turn. From a discarded pawn at the mercy of others, she rose to become a physician even the royal family had to treat with respect.
The cold-faced prince Xiao Yan initially found her nothing but a nuisance. “Don’t die on my watch. It’ll be a hassle.”
But soon he was fighting for her at court, braving danger to gather herbs, and shielding her from arrows. Though he put on a tough front, his heart was soft, and he protected her all the way.
A string of poisonings, a clash between their homelands, and shocking secrets about her birth.
She used her medical skills to break through every crisis, while he protected her with all his heart.
