Jiang Shuang was showered with favor as soon as she entered the palace.
Everyone knew that Emperor Xuanwu, Zhao Congli, kept women at a distance and devoted himself to his duties and the affairs of state. But in the end, he fell for a daughter of the Jiang family.
He made exception after exception for Jiang Shuang, bestowed on her the title "Chen," granted her the status and honor of a consort and authority within the palace, supported her father and brothers, and let her bear his firstborn son.
At the height of his affection, he even promised to make her empress.
But Jiang Shuang had always been clearheaded. Men were all fickle and greedy, always wanting more. And the man in question was an emperor who ruled the world.
Seeking genuine affection from an emperor could only end with her dying without a place to be buried.
Jiang Shuang knew exactly how far to go, making sure Zhao Congli most loved visiting her Jianjia Palace.
But who could resist being cherished above everyone else? Before she knew it, she had lost her heart.
Jiang Shuang thought Zhao Congli loved her too, and that things could go on like this.
Until after an autumn hunt, a girl bright as fire came into Zhao Congli's view.
The young emperor looked troubled as he complained to her, "Consort Chen, why doesn't Xianyan want to be my empress? For the first time, I like a girl this much, but I can't bear to force her."
A story of chasing one's wife after losing her, with no chance of winning her back.
The heroine will grow over time, with a battlefield of rival suitors.
Theme: The spirit of independence, the soul of freedom
