Only Fragrance Remains: Returning from a Substitute Marriage as the Late Tang Dynasty Stirs

[Historical Romance] [Political Intrigue] [Late Tang History] [Strong Female Lead] [Female-Centered] [No Female Rivalry] [Two Powerful Leads] [Court Intrigue] [Ensemble Cast]

Foreign enemies press at the borders, while internal strife never ends.

The late Tang is like a towering mansion on the verge of collapse, and an endgame in a dying chess match.

And she, returning after a proxy marriage, stirs up the winds of change.

She does not claim the throne. She decides the fate of the realm.

The Huichang era | The Battle of Shahu Mountain | Huichang-era suppression of Buddhism | Escaping a proxy marriage | Exile | Young general | Deranged, brooding man | Imperial clan succession struggle | No reliance on the male lead | Ruler-minister power games | Li Deyu | Emperor Wuzong of Tang