After the Empress Dowager died, Second Princess Zhen'an lost her protection and learned all too well how fickle life in the palace could be.
Her elder sister fell for someone else and broke off her engagement, leaving the forgotten Zhen'an to take her place and marry into the General's household.
Knowing that Young General Yin already loved someone, she never expected them to spend their lives together as a devoted couple.
Marriage was simply a road she had to take. She had no say in who her husband would be. Used to accepting whatever was decided for her, she could only go along with it.
As it turned out, the General's household was strict, and her husband was virtuous and upright, a man of integrity.
Though he was prejudiced against her at first, his opinion soon changed, and little by little, he fell for her.
She, however, remained as indifferent as ever.
Still, marrying into the General's household had its advantages.
The Empress, mindful of the family's military power, treated her with a little more warmth.
The Empress's friendly attention, too, made a difference.
The noblewomen who had once looked down on her and ignored her now tried to curry favor with her instead, and stopped making things difficult.
As a married woman, moving from the palace to the General's estate, she was able to hear even more of the nobility's gossip.
