At the Four Kingdoms Tournament, she astonished everyone with one brilliant game of chess. Princes and powerful ministers from every kingdom asked for her hand, but she accepted none of them. From then on, she earned a reputation for arrogance, and matchmakers stopped daring to enter her home.
When two kingdoms went to war, the opposing prince promised that if she were handed over to him, he would offer four cities as her dowry, ending the fighting and restoring peace between the two countries. She obtained an imperial decree and rode into battle, capturing half of his kingdom. From then on, civil and military officials passed her home on foot, dismounting from their horses.
When the princes chose their consorts, the crown prince offered her the position of principal consort. She merely brought out two boxes of chess pieces and smiled.
