[Marriage first, love later/double strength/pure love, scheming female protagonist ✖️ scheming male protagonist]
According to an imperial edict, Xun Zhen, the legitimate daughter of the right prime minister, was given in marriage to Gu Yuheng, the king of Jing who had a long history of serious illness.
Everyone lamented that Xun Zhen's fate was not good. Under the control of power in the court, the daughter of the right prime minister with unlimited fame was forced to marry Prince Jing, who was lingering on his sick bed and unable to participate in politics.
No one knew that this decreed marriage had long been planned by the two of them.
After marriage, the two wore decent masks to get along with each other, flattering each other, trying to figure each other out, and acting like a harmonious couple in the eyes of the world.
Both of them are extremely smart people. In the day-to-day tug, test, and game, they get a glimpse of each other's true heart and scars that are never shown to outsiders.
It started with calculations, fell into understanding each other, and finally became of the same mind.
When the private wishes they pursue converge into the same goal, the masked couple of the past stand side by side, go to the chess game together, and jointly repay the blood debt of the past years from their old enemy.
Intention: See people's hearts over time