When the imperial edict grants marriage, is it a marriage or a prison?
She is Shen Qingci, the legitimate daughter of the prime minister's house. Her mother died young and her stepmother treated her harshly. She walked on thin ice in the deep mansion. In the end, she was used by her biological father as a pawn to consolidate his power. She married Xiao Beilan, the general of Zhenbei who held a large number of troops and had great achievements.
He was the sharpest sword in the Dayin Dynasty. He guarded the northern border for ten years and made great achievements in the mountains of corpses and seas of blood, but he also became a thorn in the emperor's heart. This marriage was a yoke and a hostage given to him by the emperor.
On their wedding night, he put on his armor and left, leaving her alone to face the ridicule of the whole house;
From mutual suspicion to life-and-death dependence, from chess pieces to alliances, they develop the most taboo feelings in the cracks of intrigue.
"I use my iron cavalry to guard the gates of the country. What do you use to guard your heart?"
"If you don't come back, I will sacrifice my life for you."
The conflict between the righteousness of family and country and the love between children, the choice between blood ties and the love between husband and wife. In the end, can they find a world that belongs to each other in this troubled world?
Or can we only end up with the long steps filled with snow and the eternal separation between heaven and man?