In his previous life, Xiao Ce, the General Who Guards the Nation, was hopelessly in love with Princess Zhao Lingyue. When he saved her as a boy, someone else took credit for his bravery. He eagerly asked for her hand in marriage, only to be met with disgust. In the end, the princess herself drove him into a desperate corner where his family was ruined and his life destroyed. He died filled with regret. Only after his death did the princess learn the truth. She killed the villain who had stolen his credit, then took her own life before his grave to atone.
