Su He was born into poverty, the illegitimate daughter of a country doctor from a humble family and a widow. As a child, her drunken father sold her as a child bride for half a mule. She later escaped by sheer luck, nearly getting assaulted by bandits along the way, before being rescued by Li Xingzhou, known as "Brother Rat." After many twists and turns, she became Bingyue, a celebrated courtesan in the capital.
The young general Murong Heng saved her from danger twice, making her fall for him. By chance, because she looked so much like Princess Yongjia, she was forced to take the princess's place in a marriage to the northern desert. She and her husband, Yelu Qi, go from mistrusting each other to falling in love, and remain together as each other's one and only for life.
She accompanies him on his military campaigns, helps him conquer Nanzhao and move the capital south, and supports him as he becomes a wise ruler of his age. Although Yelu Jin, Yelu Qi's younger brother, falls for her, he eventually finds love elsewhere. There are no golden fingers or a universally adored heroine in this story. It depicts love and conflict in troubled times, beneath the standoff between two nations and the whirlpool of power.
One main couple and three side couples:
A northern country's stand-in bride, a white-lotus courtesan x a wise ruler with ambitions for the world (main couple)
A dark, proud battle-god prince x a female general from a rival nation's military family (side couple)
A handsome, tragic young general x a passionate, proud princess of a fallen kingdom (side couple)
A frail-looking, scheming, lovesick scholar-official x a rebellious black-lotus slave woman from a foreign land (side couple)
Theme: Love is the one and only, and love is found in sharing every day together.
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