Xie Yun Jian, the legitimate daughter of the General’s household, grew up with Prince Rui, Rong Jing. They were childhood sweethearts, and their engagement was arranged early, with a promise that they would marry when she came of age.
In the twenty-third year of Tianhe, Xie Yun Jian turned fifteen and returned to the capital with her father to prepare for the wedding. They had been apart for years, and no one in the capital knew what she really looked like. But on the day of the wedding, the General’s household was struck by a brutal massacre. Not a single member of the family survived, save Xie Yun Jian. Covered in wounds and shattered with grief, she pounded frantically on the gates of Prince Rui’s residence. He was the only person left in the world she could trust. She only wanted to find Brother Jing, who had been by her side since childhood.
No matter how she cried and pounded on the gates, they remained firmly shut. At last, she wandered away in a daze and collapsed unconscious in the street, overcome by her injuries.
What she did not know was that Prince Rui, Rong Jing, had not shut his gates out of callousness. He had also been attacked that night and was struggling to save himself.
That night, the capital was drenched in blood, and heaven and earth mourned.
After narrowly surviving the disaster, Xie Yun Jian, through a twist of fate, became Shen Qinghuan, the illegitimate daughter whom the Minister of Rites had raised in the countryside. She took on this identity and lived in hiding. After many twists and turns, she married into Prince Rui’s residence once more as Shen Qinghuan, becoming the Princess Consort of Prince Rui.
As they spent their days together, they finally recognized each other and uncovered the truth behind the massacre and the assassination all those years ago.
But as they pursued the truth, they discovered...
The writing is clear and smooth, and the story is compact. I have only seen a third of the content so far, and I will definitely continue to read it.
Very exciting, very beautiful