Three years ago, the civil servant group launched a rebellion because they were dissatisfied with the late emperor. The king of the northern vassal sent troops south to quell the chaos, ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor, and made his eldest son Yu Wenheng the prince. However, he supported the third prince whose mother was a civil servant in an attempt to stabilize the Jiangnan civil servant group. He promised to marry the third prince to the daughter of his mother's clan, the Yuan family. At the same time, in order to check and balance the Qingliu in the south of the Yangtze River, Yuan Shiqing, the eldest son of the Yuan family's eldest son, was sent to the East Palace and ordered to assist the crown prince.
Yu Wenheng could see clearly that this was his father's chess piece and a bargaining chip to check and balance him. Yuan Shiqing's origin, position, and even bloodline are all on his pain points... If this person dares to block his path in the future, he must be eliminated first!
He tempted, oppressed, and even surpassed the emperor and his ministers to take possession of his body, just to determine whether this person truly belonged to him.
Until the Northwest Case, Yu Wenheng was placed under house arrest and was shunned by the whole court. He was the only one to break the situation alone in exchange for a chance of survival. His identity has quietly changed. He is no longer a pawn to tame, but the only anchor that Yu Wenheng can hold on to in the court.
When the emperor used his family as a sword for the last time to drive a wedge between Jiangnan's powerful families, he once again pushed Yuan Shiqing into the chess game——
For the first time, Yu Wenheng had to choose between his country and his lover. This time, the prince refused to retreat.
Intent: It begins with the imperial chess game and ends with mutual redemption of life and death.