Shen Qingci was the legitimate daughter of a military family, cherished by her entire household.
Ever since she was little, the person she hated most was Xiao Jingyuan,
the rival who always clashed with her and went out of his way to oppose her.
He stole her snacks when they were children and blocked her path as they grew up.
He clearly couldn’t stand her, yet he always stood up for her.
Then the border was in danger, and she disguised herself as a man to head for the battlefield,
only to see the arrogant young heir of the marquis’s household,
clad in armor, standing in front of her with red-rimmed eyes:
“With me here, no one will hurt you.”
Only then did Shen Qingci realize:
Something was off. Her rival had been acting strange for a long time!
With a gentle crown prince on one side and an obsessive hostage prince on the other,
all she wanted was to be with that stubborn, soft-hearted nuisance,
arguing from the capital to the frontier, and staying together from youth until their hair turned white.
