By imperial decree, A Yao, the youngest daughter of the Li family, is forced to marry Prince Rui, the third prince. But on their wedding day, Prince Rui brings another woman into the household as his secondary consort. Fortunately, A Yao does not mind. She has never forgotten the fox gentleman whose name she does not know.
As she spends her days eating, drinking, listening to stories, and visiting brothels in the prince’s residence, A Yao befriends Pei Wei, the young Marquis Pei. The two go together to a male entertainment house, where they unexpectedly run into her husband, Prince Rui, Xie Hua. Xie Hua is being hunted, and with A Yao’s help, they escape in the confusion. Their peaceful days are like a pebble dropped into a still pond, sending ripples across the surface. In the wake of the assassination attempt, Xie Hua uncovers an old case from several years ago, along with a deal between the Crown Prince and the current prime minister.
The struggle for the throne is fraught with danger. A Yao thought it had nothing to do with her, but she never realized she had already become deeply entangled in it.
The song ends, the snow darkens the cold night; the song is over, and bones stretch across the wasteland...
What should she choose?
