1.
Xiao Yanshu, the princess of Beiliang, is the wildest horse on the grasslands. At fifteen, she led troops to destroy the Canglan tribe. At seventeen, she cut off the head of the Wolf Lord of Mobei. At twenty, she twisted off the king of Wuhe's head and kicked it around like a ball. The world was vast, but no one could rein her in, not even her own mother.
Yet this very woman was willing to lower her head for Murong Jing. Again and again, she tried to make her smile and keep her happy, defying all opposition to keep her by her side.
When someone asked why, Xiao Yanshu smiled. “I thought it'd be fun. I was just playing around.”
No one knew that beneath her rakish, pleasure-seeking exterior lay a heart full of sincere devotion.
“I, Xiao Yanshu, have hated losing all my life, but you're the one person I'd willingly lose to.”
In the end, the wild horse bowed her head and accepted her master, willingly handing the reins to the woman she loved.
2.
Murong Jing is the fifth princess of Nanyan, the least favored of them all. She lives in a forsaken cold palace, where her greatest pleasure is eavesdropping on opera singers and occasionally humming a few tunes herself.
But later, Beiliang's cavalry stormed the capital. She went from princess to prisoner of an enemy state, and even the hope of a quiet life became a luxury.
As the people of Beiliang laughed at and mocked her, only Xiao Yanshu reached out to her, protecting her time and time again.
She thought Xiao Yanshu loved her, and gave her heart to her, until Xiao Yanshu said, “I was only playing around with you.”
Years later, when the two met again, Murong Jing had gone from a caged bird to a princess commanding two hundred thousand troops. Xiao Yanshu, meanwhile, had become a bird trapped in a cage.
This time, the nightingale had become a hawk. She would make the wild horse pay, make her regret what she'd done, and then make her love her.
Theme: Love makes the proud bow their heads and the timid find courage.
