Proud and Dashing

On the night of their wedding, an imperial decree conferring the title of empress revealed that the man she had married was an emperor with power over all under Heaven. That same night, her husband commanded a vast army to breach the walls of her city and palace, then slaughtered the people of her island. In a single night, she became a traitor to her own people and an abandoned woman in everyone’s eyes... She was breathtakingly beautiful and possessed extraordinary talent. She should have been a phoenix who looked down on the world, singing only for the person she loved most. But from then on, her songs would become dirges for those who annihilated her people, killed her loved ones, divorced her, and cast her aside! He said, “I’ll break your wings and keep you locked away. Even if your beauty withers and your life fades, I’ll never let you leave my side for the rest of my life.” He said, “You were born a phoenix who looks down on the world. Even with your wings broken, I’ll devote my whole life to helping you soar through the nine heavens.” He said, “You’ll never marry anyone else. From the moment I first saw you, I knew you were the woman I would marry.”