The moment Li Leer opens her eyes, she finds herself the legitimate daughter of a duke’s household, being forced into a bridal sedan to marry the famously cold-hearted General Xiao Yan, Defender of the North.
She tries to escape the wedding, but one warning from her wet nurse sends her back into the sedan: “If you run, your whole family will die.”
Who could have guessed that on the wedding day, torrential rain and startled bandits would send two bridal sedans tumbling into chaos outside a ruined temple?
When she opens her eyes again, she is in the wedding hall of Gu Qingci, a sickly, carefree prince. Meanwhile, the refined and gentle Su Wanqing, a general’s daughter, has been sent to Xiao Yan’s estate.
The whole capital waits for the spectacle: a rule-breaking impostor posing as a legitimate daughter, a true gentlewoman who hides her true self at every turn, a battle-hardened general, and a sickly prince. This mistaken marriage is bound to bring chaos.
But later, Xiao Yan defends his wife before everyone: “She is the only rule I, Xiao Yan, will follow.”
Gu Qingci takes Su Wanqing’s hand. “From now on, you needn’t force yourself to smile. Cry if you want, be angry if you want. I’ll see only you.”
The bridal sedan was wrong, but the match was right.
When the Grand Princess sets a trap, an old case resurfaces, and the truth of their origins comes to light, the two couples join forces to foil conspiracies, clear old wrongs, and defend the border. In this merciless capital, they carve out a happy ending of their own.
