A brilliant, far-sighted princess skilled in both arts and warfare x a beautiful hostage prince, out of favor in a small border state
Rekindled love | The heroine chases her husband after hurting him | Secret crush
The heroine carefully schemes her way to power and the throne. Along the way, she and the hero use each other, but he falls for her first. Later, he realizes he was destined to be nothing more than a pawn from the very beginning and leaves heartbroken. In the end, the heroine chases after him in remorse and brings him back with her.
The story starts with her already an empress. Romance-focused, with the main focus coming later.
Theme: I decide my own fate
