[The princess who is decisive and decisive in her career and wants to destroy her country x the counselor who is a modest gentleman but wants to fall in love during the rebellion]
Female protagonist's perspective:
The king is incompetent, the royal family is in decline, the powerful families are in power, and the people's hearts are not ancient.
In order to avoid being married away by the fatuous and unscrupulous emperor father, Princess Xie Ying of Huayang secretly selected her son-in-law under the arrangement of her mother.
At the son-in-law selection banquet, Xie Ying was choosing among the children of aristocratic families, but in the end she chose Pei Zhi, the most inconspicuous illegitimate son of the Pei family in the corner.
She took a fancy to Pei Zhi's calmness and talent, and thought she had a good plan: after the marriage was completed and the two reconciled, Pei Zhi could also be a chess piece she placed in the court.
Half a year after their marriage, the two treated each other like guests outside, but got closer to each other in private. Unexpectedly, once the incident occurred, the rebels invaded the capital in less than a month.
The dignitaries in the capital dispersed after hearing the news. On the day the city was breached, all the royal relatives and relatives who could not escape were captured by the rebels. However, the princess's palace was not looted. Xie Ying put on armor, gathered the soldiers, and stayed in front of the princess's house all night, hoping to use herself as bait to ensure the smooth progress of the plan to restore the country.
Waiting until midnight, no rebels were seen, but the prince-consort, who had been away on errands for a long time, came back riding the white horse given by her. With the rebel's red cloth tied on his right arm, he knelt down at her feet and said, "The late emperor is dead, and the country cannot be without a king for a day. I hope that your highness will accept the fate and take charge of the overall situation."
Xie Ying drew her sword and put it against the side of his neck, and sneered: "You said earlier that you were willing to be my counselor and help me achieve my goals. Are you trying to trick me into becoming this puppet emperor?"
Male protagonist's perspective:
Pei Zhi went to Beijing as an undercover agent as a rebel military advisor. Unexpectedly, he was arranged to attend the Huayang Princess's son-in-law selection banquet.
It was bad that the plan was disrupted, but what was even worse was that after seeing Xie Ying's graceful appearance from a distance, he secretly thought: It would be great if he could be selected.
Then he really got his wish and became the consort. So he thought that if the rebels really succeeded, he could at least keep her safe.
On their wedding night, Xie Ying talked to him about their future reconciliation. Only then did he realize that in her eyes, he was no different from an ordinary counselor.
There is no way to eliminate this feeling. After getting along with each other after marriage, he discovered Xie Ying's concerns and ambitions for the country and the people, and was impressed by her calm and decisive actions. He was willing to stand behind her and help her ascend to the supreme position and realize Hai Qing Heyan's vision - which was the ideal shared by the two of them.
He planned everything silently, so he could still laugh when he looked at the sharp knife on the side of his neck: "Pei has never deceived His Highness."
However, he not only wants to be her counselor, bring peace to the world for her, and help her achieve great wealth, he also wants to be her husband, and hold hands with her for the rest of her life, so that she will no longer be alone.
Purpose: To create peace for all generations