The general must have done something wrong, because how else could the daughter he waited so long for have become the infamous little menace of the imperial capital?!
Getting married? That's for demure young ladies. Entering the palace selection? That's the path for well-bred young women.
A valiant young lady like Miss Shen, born to a military family, naturally has to do something earth-shaking.
Why not become a palace official for fun? She can trade barbs with the ministers, spar with the concubines, and drink with the princesses. Life in the imperial palace isn't so boring after all!
But why are the domineering emperor, the dashing prince, and the stern, unsmiling guard always hanging around her? Do you really have nothing better to do?
