[Stone-faced female general vs. flamboyant young heir]
[From a battle of wits to falling in love]
In the winter of Taikang Year Two, Wen Jieyin escorts her uncle's coffin back to the capital.
The Wen, Fan, and Li families have all been loyal to the kingdom, yet only their youngest daughter, Jieyin, remains of her generation.
After General Fan's death, Emperor Wei no longer dares wage war. At the New Year, he welcomes envoys from Hu Jue to the capital Shaoning to negotiate peace.
At the banquet, the Hu Jue envoy intends to humiliate the emperor. After being refused permission to marry a princess, he asks to marry Jieyin instead.
Jieyin hurls a gold cup at the enemy, leaving blood splattered before the emperor.
The Hu Jue envoy trembles, finally remembering the young female general who wielded a silver spear on the battlefield.
As the peace banquet descends into chaos and sanctimonious ministers close in on her, Emperor Wei has no choice but to punish the last daughter of the Wen family. Just then, Crown Prince Sun Shuo rises, takes Jieyin's clenched hand, and tells the envoy from Hu Jue, "She is my crown princess."
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In the Eastern Palace, Jieyin presses her silver spear against Sun Shuo's chest. "What are you thinking?"
Sun Shuo smiles and pushes the spearpoint aside with one finger. "Jiahe, you want to take the field. Father won't allow it, and the officials won't help you. I'm the only one who can."
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Crown Prince Sun Shuo is the empress's only son. As a child, he loved horseback riding and swordplay, but Emperor Wei favored literature over martial arts and broke his right arm. He became left-handed.
After that, the crown prince abandoned martial arts and took up literature instead. He spent his days admiring flowers and the moon, drinking wine, and writing poetry, and even won third place in the imperial examination.
Unfortunately, Wen Jieyin looks down most of all on men who can't shoulder a burden or lift a hand.
Yet this man lies on her bed and says, "Oh, I've fallen down. Your Highness, the crown princess, will have to hug me if you want me to get up."
Jieyin grits her teeth and tries to drag him away. "Get up!"
Then she sees the supposedly frail crown prince, who can't shoulder a burden or lift a hand, spring up and pin her beside him. His arm is no weaker than hers.
He frees one hand to brush the hair from her temple. "Why so fierce?"
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On the day she sets out, he adjusts her armor and helmet.
"Jiahe, go and reclaim the land. I'll hold down the turbulent court for you."
As she turns away, Jieyin suddenly understands. Taking up arms was Sun Shuo's childhood dream. Now he has entrusted that dream to her, treasuring it dearly.
Jieyin does not look back. She raises her head and faces the long road ahead.
If so, then together, let us keep this land safe and whole, and protect our kingdom from harm.
◆Important◆
1. One-on-one romance, both leads' first relationship, happy ending.
2. The male lead is left-handed, but his left arm is incredibly strong.
3. I think the romance is especially sweet.
[Original blurb: 2021/9/14. This version: 2021/12/7.]
Theme: Everyone is responsible for the fate of the nation
