[Marriage first, love later + one-on-one romance + the male lead falls first]
Before the Crown Prince’s bride selection, Shen Wantang begs her aunt, the empress, not to put her on the list. Her aunt agrees.
Shen Wantang has it all figured out: she’ll find a man she loves and spend her life with him alone.
Just as she happily gets ready to choose a suitable husband, an imperial decree arrives, and her name is right there on the list.
Shen Wantang is furious, but she doesn’t dare defy the decree, so she has no choice but to marry.
She thinks it’s all over. Is she going to spend the rest of her life trapped in the palace, scheming against the other consorts over one man?
But after entering the Eastern Palace, she keeps reminding herself: Don’t fall for him. The Crown Prince has no real feelings for anyone.
