Late Qing Dynasty, Jiangnan.
Victoria von Harrington - the daughter of a British marquis whose family was in decline, traveled across the ocean with the mission of "reviving the family", but her car overturned during a heavy rain and she was imprisoned in the dungeon of the Prince's Mansion when she woke up.
The person who imprisoned her was Ouyang Yufeng, the young heir apparent of the Ouyang family. He was in charge of internal affairs, was calm and taciturn, and used to test people's hearts with a game of chess. He had always been at odds with the Xu family, who was in charge of diplomacy, and intercepted the "goods" that were supposed to be sent to the Xu family halfway.
A letter that only stated her age and bloodline, a ticket with no return trip, a mysterious woman who silently took care of her in the dark, a businessman with the scent of tea - Victoria gradually discovered that she was not here to revive the family, she was a chess piece handed over by her uncle.
And Ouyang Yufeng also stepped into a bigger chess game step by step from the original intention of "fighting against the Xu family". The emperor neglected the Xu family in court, the great powers imposed a technological blockade on China, and Japan was sharpening its sword in Korea. The Xu family was eager to break the situation, and Victoria might be the key.
This is not a story about a prince rescuing a princess.
This is a story about two people trapped in a chess game, trying to overturn the chessboard together.
