From the age of ten, she was no longer Shen Ke, but Xia Qing Shu, the eldest daughter of the Xiahou household and the future Crown Princess of Wei.
At ten years old, she resolutely cast aside her own identity, willingly becoming someone else's substitute. Though she knew that all the wealth, glory, and exalted status were but fleeting clouds, and would ultimately return to their rightful owner, even so, even knowing all that, she still had to give her all within the fate laid out for her. Even if it all came to nothing and she suffered a crushing defeat, she still wanted to try...
From the moment he was born, Fu Yi was Heaven's favored son, The Outcast, second only to one and above all others. He was the future king, and the eldest daughter of the Xiahou household was to be his future wife.
From the moment he was born, his whole life had already been arranged. He knew his life would be like a play sung for a hundred years: no matter how dazzling the performance, its outcome held no surprises.
Until
he met the wife fate had chosen for him...
At their first meeting by the clear pond, she did not know who he was...
Amid the bustle of the marketplace, he saw the strong-willed, stubborn girl shed tears...
When he realized he had fallen in love with his future wife, he came to the Xiahou household, his heart full of joy, to ask for her hand in marriage,
the person standing before him was not her...
