Shuolan was a martial artist with a vast territory, but the palace inside had long been in decay. The young general Xie Jingshuang made great achievements on the battlefield with her extraordinary military talent, but in exchange for her achievements, she was ostracized by the civil and military officials of the court and despised by the monarch. The pay of the border troops was deducted by powerful ministers, and the soldiers on the border were hungry and cold. She wrote a bloody letter to express her feelings, but what she got was that the emperor ridiculed that women should not discuss the government affairs. A sincere heart to serve the country was crushed by the cold court.
Yinhua has abundant products, and the royal family indulges in luxury and enjoyment all day long. They have always relied on marriage and the donation of beauties in exchange for short-term peace. The legitimate princess Shen Qingci had been neglected in the palace since she was a child, so she took the initiative to go to the enemy's country for marriage and turned into an undercover agent. She risked her life to collect Shuo Lan's border intelligence and send it back to her homeland, but what she finally received was a secret order ordering her to assassinate the general alone, which was tantamount to death. She devoted all her efforts to planning for the country, but in the end she was just a chess piece that could be discarded at any time.
When they first met, the two belonged to hostile camps. They were wary of each other, calculated every step of the way, and faced each other tit for tat in the chess game in the court. When they each saw clearly the hidden shortcomings of their homeland, the two people who had been abandoned by their homeland gradually became each other's only support. Xie Jingshuang raised an army to eliminate the traitors, and Shen Qingci cut off the ties with the Yinhua royal family and used the long-established intelligence network to assist her. All the traitors were brought to justice, and the new king succeeded to the throne to rectify the affairs of the court, and the wars in the troubled times were calmed down. After the dust settled, Xie Jingshuang took the initiative to relinquish military power, resign from all official positions, and give up the power at his fingertips. She bid farewell to the court, and left the prosperous capital with Shen Qingci for the small border town between the two countries, away from the ownership struggles and disputes, and spent the future stable years together.
Intent: Two-way redemption in troubled times, breaking away from the fate of chess pieces and criticizing the decadent ruling class
