Her name is Shen Yuan, and she is the most unpopular concubine in the Jingan Marquis Mansion. In order to save her mother's life, she is willing to replace her eldest sister and marry into the North, marrying the legendary cruel and murderous rebel general Pei Yan.
His name is Pei Yan, he was once a great general in Zhenbei with great military exploits. He once "treason" and was demoted to a bitter cold place in the north. Everyone said that he was cruel and bloodthirsty, and he killed his wife to prove his virtue. Even the three brides he sent to him died in mysterious circumstances.
On the wedding night, she thought she was certain to die, but she heard his hoarse voice: "Aren't you afraid of me?"
Shen Yuan looked up and saw not a bloodthirsty demon, but a man covered in old wounds and with deep sorrow hidden in his eyes.
When the undercurrent surged in the court, and when the war broke out again in the north, Shen Yuan gradually discovered that there was a shocking secret hidden behind the treason case. And she, a humble concubine, became the only key to clear the fog.
Plots of power are like chess, and people's hearts are like abyss. When the truth becomes clear, will she return to the capital and be the careful concubine she is, or will she work side by side with him to find a way out in this troubled world?
