She was the least remarkable of the Yu Dynasty's fourteen princesses, living in the cold-palace-like Lanyue Pavilion. Her only support was the silver needles and medical skills her mother left behind.
The day their country was defeated, she was hastily given the title of Princess Roujia and sent to Beishuo for a political marriage. No one remembered her name, and no one expected her to return alive.
Bandits attacked the wedding procession on the road. With a sword at her throat, she neither ran nor cried, only lifting a hand to smooth her hair. The masked man lowered his sword with a smile. "I'll remember you."
Only later did she learn that he was Yuchi Sheng, King of Beishuo: a lone wolf who had earned too much power, drawn the emperor's suspicion, and affected a carefree manner on the surface.
"Let's work together. You help me, and I'll keep you alive."
From pawn to ally, from using each other to trusting one another. She used her silver needles to save lives, and to pry open the iron walls of the Beishuo court. She helped him win people's hearts, investigate old cases, and fend off hidden attacks.
When his own family betrayed him and he was besieged on all sides, she said to him, "When you reached out to me back then, I took your hand. Now I'm reaching out. Will you take mine?"
This is the story of a forgotten princess who uses her medical skills and courage to rise from the dust in a foreign land.
Theme: Those abandoned by fate can still use their own wisdom and kindness to forge a path for themselves out of desperation. Two souls betrayed by their own families learn to trust and be trusted again in a foreign land.
