In the winter of the 29th year of Chengxi's reign, there was a heavy snowfall in Beijing.
Princess Zhaoning's brother, Xiao Yuanzhao, was convicted and expelled from the capital to Shuozhou. Everyone told her that the case was settled and there was no need to ask any more questions.
But a torn-out page of the palace door book, and a person who should not have entered the capital alive, led her to another layer of truth.
From Shangjing to Shuozhou, from the border army granary to the aristocratic family, from a case of collaborating with the enemy to the intricate old situation in the court, she gradually discovered that her brother's conviction was not the end of a conspiracy, but just the first son left behind.
On the way north, she met a young man who refused to give his real name.
At that time, one of them concealed her identity as a princess, and the other did not mention her background as a general. They met in the snow and the pursuit, and they fell in love with each other when they were in the most embarrassing situation.
Later, when she returned to Beijing, she found out who he was.
Later, the man stood opposite her brother.
Yuan Zhao once believed that there is always an answer to right and wrong in the world, and that loyalty and traitor can also be distinguished. It wasn't until she walked into that court in person that she realized that what was really scary was never that someone lied, but that what everyone told might just be the truth as they saw it.
There is a white terrace on the west side of the palace.
When they were young, they left their names there.
After years of wind and rain, the handwriting has become deeper and deeper, and the old friends have become distant.
Some names can be crossed out, but some old things can never be crossed out.
Purpose: Seek truth in the confusion of power, and uphold justice in the subtleties of people's hearts.