In the third year of Zhenning, the Prince of Yan rebelled, the emperor was taken hostage, and the crown prince died. Princess Xing'an saved the emperor and executed the rebels at Shenwu Gate.
With the crown prince dead, the Eastern Palace had no heir. Princess Xing'an was the only legitimate daughter of the empress, and she had earned merit by saving the emperor. In a first for the Great Zhou, she was appointed crown princess and granted the Eastern Palace.
Xi Zhao had been a god of war who rode across the battlefield, the treasured Princess Xing'an. When the political landscape shifted and the court fell into turmoil, her elder brother died a violent death. She took his place, only to discover that she was a piece on the board, beset on all sides and alone at the top.
But she was determined to claim the throne, overturn the game, and become the one who moved the pieces.
Jiang Yuran had been a pampered heir of a marquis's house. When the Prince of Yan rebelled, the Loyal Marquis's household was implicated, and the entire Jiang family was sentenced to death.
Desperate for revenge but powerless against those in authority, he only wanted to keep his younger sister safe and secure her a peaceful life. Instead, the Crown Princess drew him into the political struggle, setting him on the irreversible path to clearing his family's name.
And this Crown Princess was actually the undefeated Princess Xing'an, the god of war who had guarded the frontier and defeated countless enemies, as well as the betrothed his parents had chosen for him long ago?!
"With this yin-yang pendant, you and I are accomplices.", Xi Zhao
"Your Highness, there doesn't seem to be much difference between being your consort and being your husband. No matter what, I belong to you.", Jiang Yuran
A brilliant, accomplished crown princess, skilled in both statecraft and warfare, × a disgraced marquis's heir, falsely accused and desperate for revenge
1v1, both each other's first and only, happy ending
Fictional setting. Please don't nitpick the history.
Theme: A fated bond
