A Wife's Makeup

In the spring of the twenty-fourth year of Tianzhao, Zhu Yun, the fourth daughter of Great General Zhu, guarded the safety of the Zhu family. Yao Yuanhe, the second son of Grand Tutor Yao, guarded his own principles. Ning Yunchuan, the eldest son of the Chancellor, guarded the peace of Yunnan. In the winter of the twenty-fifth year of Tianzhao, Zhu Yun guarded the Zhu family and the Eastern Palace. Yao Yuanhe guarded the court and the Yao and Zhu families. Ning Yunchuan guarded the Chancellor's residence and the court. Over the course of two years, Zhu Yun was left battered and exhausted by the political struggle, the death of her third sister Zhu Ning, the fall of the Eastern Palace, the grievous injury to her second brother Zhu Linghuai, and the hurt Ning Yunchuan inflicted upon her. Gradually, she discovered that Yao Yuanhe, the spoiled and frivolous young aristocrat she had met at first, had become an exceptional figure at court. The care he showed her and the kindness he extended to the Zhu family put her at ease. Bound by their families' wishes, the two married and began to protect and support one another, embarking on a tumultuous decade in the political arena…