They say that a divided realm will eventually be united. Yet for a hundred years, the Central Plains have been split among Tushuo, Hainan, and Beicheng in the north. One day, a young officer of the Hua family army in Tushuo tearfully submitted an accusation against Hua Xiuyuan, a founding general, claiming that he had practiced witchcraft, sacrificed the soldiers' lifespans to the Yin Soldier Order, and plotted treason. With the evidence conclusive, the emperor flew into a rage, stripped General Hua of his military authority, and banished the Hua army to guard a pass in the bitterly cold northern frontier. They were forbidden to return without an imperial decree. The youngest Hua daughter, determined to prove her father and brothers innocent, took it upon herself to uphold the family name, and soon became everyone's target.
Hua Lianchuan often dreams of returning to her childhood. Back then, she was a thoroughly unruly little tyrant. Protected by her father and brothers, and blessed with a temper as wild as a bull's, she was the most disobedient official's daughter in all of Tushuo. Back then, Jun Yue was not yet crown prince, Jun Fu was not yet Prince Huai, and Yaya was merely a secret known only to her, hidden in the Purple Bamboo Grove. But a family secret she accidentally uncovered tore apart everything she held dear and thrust her into the treacherous world of court politics... Little did she know that it was all part of a carefully laid game by the players behind the scenes, meant to break the stalemate of the three divided realms. Whoever possesses the Yin Soldier Order possesses the world. But only she can unravel the secret behind it.
From a spoiled, willful official's daughter, to a disgraced hostage at the mercy of others, to a court strategist who can turn the tide with a wave of her hand... her legend does not end there!
[PS: This story focuses on the heroine's growth. The author takes great pleasure in breaking up couples. Feel free to discuss and suggest ways to break them up in the comments!]
