The most exalted Grand Princess of the Great Yong dynasty married a warrior of humble birth.
On their wedding night, her phoenix crown still on her head, she handed him a contract with a cool gaze. "We each get what we need, and owe each other nothing."
Shen Zhao nodded and signed. "Your Highness, I could not ask for more."
The entire capital waited to see how this arranged marriage would turn into mutual loathing.
But no one knew that beneath the robes of the celebrated, taciturn General Shen was a woman's body.
And fewer still knew that later, at a palace banquet, when the Third Prince's dagger came flying, Shen Zhao took the fatal blow for her. Blood splattered across the golden hall, and she left her with just one sentence: "I will protect Your Highness, no matter the cost."
Xiao Li held the body growing cold in her arms and only then realized that their contract had long since ceased to matter.
Years later, a new emperor ascended the throne. The Grand Princess ruled from behind the curtain, while the Regent stood in court with a sword in hand.
Someone asked, "What did General Shen want from life, in the end?"
She looked toward the woman on the phoenix throne and answered softly, "Her. To see her year after year, for all our days."
Female general x Grand Princess | Two formidable leads who dote on each other | Tension and push-pull to the limit | From fake spouses to real wives
Premise: Can schemes and sincerity coexist?
