She thought she was playing chess, but later she found out that she was the one playing chess.
Shen Jingwan, the granddaughter of Dayong Taifu, had her whole family executed overnight. In order to save the life of her younger brother, she willingly entered Yeting as a slave.
The cold palace first met the unfavored prince Xiao Xuanyi - the man who would later be called Shura on the battlefield and the lone wolf in the court.
She blocked arrows for him, studied ink for him, and helped him find out the bloody truth behind the military pay case three years ago.
From the lowest palace maid to the most powerful "internal prime minister", she stepped on the bones of the Shen family and climbed to a high position step by step.
But when the truth about the family's destruction was revealed, she realized—
Even he had lost a hidden piece in this game of chess.
"You sit here and let me pay for your blood debt."
"What if one day you confront me?"
She smiled and raised her eyes to look at him: "Then, Your Highness, kill me first."
Philosophy: An orphan girl whose home was confiscated and thrown into Yeting grew up from a chess piece to a chess player in a powerful court. She questioned justice and self between blood feud and deep love, and vowed not to be a pawn in anyone's hands.