When Beiliang still stood, who hadn't heard of that beautiful boy with a face like peach blossoms? As a child, he had been gentle and easy to bully, until a little girl with a bully's streak protected him. He trained hard every day and eventually became a graceful young general, following his father into battle.
As the boy left, his eyes were gentle, filled with the girl. "When I come back, I'll make you osmanthus cakes."
Later, Beiliang was destroyed, and word came that the boy had died.
There was no more Beiliang, and the girl never got the osmanthus cakes he had promised.
Later still, Southern Yan gained an obscure princess. It was said that her mother, sent to Beiliang to marry into its royal family by a princess of Daye, had instead, through a twist of fate, married a hostage prince of Southern Yan who was biding his time in Beiliang.
When the girl set foot in her mother's homeland to uncover the truth that had been hidden, she unexpectedly found the jade-like boy who should have died on the battlefield. The two joined forces, matching wits and courage as they cleared away the parasites lurking beneath the resplendent robes, one by one.
A spirited, clever princess x a down-and-out, loyal puppy of a general
Both virgins, happy ending
Theme: This story follows a young general of Beiliang, whose country and family have been destroyed, and a princess of Southern Yan investigating the truth behind her parents' deaths. Together, they move forward, going from childhood sweethearts to a devoted married couple. They rid the land of treacherous villains and petty schemers, and see their homeland at peace, its rivers clear and its skies serene.
