On the day Xie Jingxing, the regent of the Great Zhou Dynasty, married Shen Jinghong, everyone in the capital laughed at him for marrying a dodder flower that was born out of dependence.
He gave her a golden cage and a jade lock, treating her as a chess piece; she gave him gentle explanations and acted as a perfect puppet.
Until that day, the enemy's cavalry pressed on the border, and he was seriously injured and on the verge of death. The princess who always had a low eyebrow put on her blood-stained battle armor and shot an arrow through the throat of the enemy commander.
On top of the city tower, she looked back and smiled softly: "Your Majesty, these three years -"
"I will teach you how to manage politics, command your troops, and pave the way for you."
"Now, it's your turn to pay your tuition."
Only then did Xie Jingxing realize that the bird he had carefully tamed was actually a phoenix capable of devouring its owner.
Later, the powerful regent knelt in front of the palace, broke the jade wat symbolizing imperial power with his own hands, and tied her hair:
"You want the world, I will take it for you."
"You want to be free, I will imprison myself in your hands."
"Shen Jinghong, can you use my bones to make hairpins?"
Purpose: "Real power is not to break other people's wings, but to be willing to reshape one's own bones for the ones you love."