Wen Yan was once a naive, lively young noblewoman, cherished by everyone around her.
One night, her parents' bodies are brought back from the border, and a bloody storm begins to engulf the Wen household.
Her brother goes missing, treacherous ministers hold power, and her maternal grandmother, the Empress Dowager, secretly trains her to become an assassin who can kill without batting an eye, so that the last surviving member of the Wen family will be protected.
While searching for her brother and the truth,
she accidentally breaks into a secret chamber and meets a young man in red. They immediately try to kill each other.
The heroine's perspective
Xiao Yiheng is no simple man. He seems flippant and carefree, but in truth, he's deeply calculating.
The first time, they fight.
The second time, he holds a dagger to her throat.
The third time, she proposes working together, and he refuses on the spot.
The fourth time, she redirects trouble toward someone else and forces them into an alliance.
The fifth time, he takes her to kill someone, and then... she receives a whole box of dresses?!
The Nth time, he takes on a new identity and proposes to her.
The hero's perspective
Wen Yan is no simple woman. She seems kind and harmless, but she kills without blinking.
The first time, they fight. Hm, she's good.
The second time, she's actually pretending to be weak?
The third time, she's a liar.
The fourth time, she'll do anything to get what she wants. Hm, this woman could be useful.
The fifth time, he takes her to kill someone, and the dress she likes gets stained with blood. What should he do? Send her a whole box!
The Nth time, he proposes to her under his true identity.
Wen Yan uncovers the truth and resolves to return to the capital for revenge.
The old emperor is incompetent and listens to slander. He has to go! But all the princes are a sorry lot. What should she do?
She's got it. If none of the princes will do, a princess will!
She finds a princess, and the two hit it off, turning the Southern Shu palace upside down.
[Bonus Scene]
"My lady, a prince from another country wishes to marry you."
Wen Yan replies calmly, "Then let him die in a foreign land."
Xiao Yiheng: "???"
Theme: Even in a troubled age, stand on your own feet, refuse to bow to convention, and fear no powerful authority.
