Shen Weiwan burned her identity to ashes, while Gu Yun took the lash and the scorn of the whole city. Two people pretending to be useless turned an arranged marriage into a game of chess, navigating rumors and flashing blades. One faced the knives in plain sight, while the other passed a blade from the shadows. In the Great Yan Dynasty, where the court was treacherous and clans fell, how would a mute woman and a crippled playboy join forces to break the deadlock? And what storms would they stir along the way?!
