Shen Jing, the legitimate daughter of a general, was wronged by Ge Feng and her family, and all her former glory was dusty. She was betrayed by her old friends and fell into the quagmire. As soon as the emperor granted her a marriage, she was forced to marry Xiao Jingyu, the fourth prince who was regarded by the world as a prodigal. Everyone knows that this is a hasty tie-up between two frustrated people, a helpless deal under the checks and balances of the court. Only the two of them know that this engagement is the only hope for each other in a desperate situation.
Xiao Jingyu has been pretending to be a playboy for more than ten years, hiding from trouble and plotting secretly. He seems to be living a leisurely life, but in fact he has a lot of troubles in his heart. He married Shen Jingge not only to use the power of the old Shen family to organize the court, but also to protect the person he had been thinking about for many years. The heirs in the palace have their own factions, the prince is suppressing them hard, the princes are competing in secret, the royal family is alienated, the forces of all parties are intertwined, and every step is a trap.
There were constant turmoil before the marriage, with open and covert attacks coming one after another. Shen Jingge remained proud, sober and self-possessed, but he gradually saw the other person's sincerity despite all layers of defense. Xiao Jingyu shielded her from all the wind and rain and swore to protect each other. The two of them gradually tested each other and checked each other, and gradually moved towards mutual support.
A marriage letter brings together two periods of ups and downs in life. Using their identities as shields and intelligence as blades, the two move forward side by side in the turbulent battle for the reserve position. They must not only break free from the shackles of fate and clear away the Shen family's long-standing grievances, but also maintain their true heart and friendship in the machinations of power. Ten Miles of Hongzhuang is not the end, but the beginning for the two of them to work together to set things right and move forward together.
Purpose: The novel uses the ancient style of power-based marriage and love as a carrier to interpret the core connotations of sticking to one's heart, two-way redemption, and lasting character. In a royal court where power is strife and people are cold-hearted, everyone is running for power, and calculations and strife have become the norm. However, even though the two protagonists are deeply involved in the chess game, they never lose their bottom line and pride. Shen Jingge experienced family destruction and emotional frustration, but did not give in to fate. He insisted on the name of loyalty and innocence in the desperate situation, which explains the power of female independence and tenacity; Xiao Jingyu has been dormant for many years, neither pretending to be evil nor using power to hurt others. She protects her loved ones and supports loyal people, showing the pattern and responsibility of a person in a high position. The story breaks the inherent setting of "marriage is only for profit" and describes the process between people from weighing and testing to sincere dependence, proving that trust and warmth can also grow beyond the binding of interests. At the same time, through the competition between the royal family and the disputes among the factions in the court, it criticizes the distortion of human nature by power and praises loyalty, kindness and perseverance. The road ahead is long and windy, and the chess games are criss-crossed. Real strength is never about being alone, but about standing side by side and supporting each other. In the ups and downs of troubled times, we can keep our original aspirations, withstand hardships, and finally break through the gloom with a glimmer of light, returning justice and magnanimity to the world.