After His Grave Illness, the General Became Her Stand-In?

The frail general Zhong Chusi is forced by imperial decree to marry Li Rongyu, who has returned as a hostage prince. What begins as a union coerced by imperial power conceals a hidden bond fated to overturn destiny. He resents the marriage with all his heart; she guards against the relationship at every turn. Within the confined world of the general's estate, the two probe each other and hold each other in check. But as imperial conspiracies stir in the shadows and blood-kin betrayals come one after another, these two former strangers are forced into an alliance, standing shoulder to shoulder time and again to break the traps amid flashing blades. As the buried past gradually surfaces, the secret in his chest and the obsession she carries unexpectedly intertwine. Where will this marriage, born of calculation, ultimately lead?