I am Miao Shan, the emperor’s youngest daughter. And I want to devote myself to my people. I want happiness in their homes. I want all people to be equal and no division into servants and masters. But my father is determined to marry me off. By choosing me a husband from a noble family, he hopes to preserve power through him. Yet I will either become the bride of a simple doctor, or I will perish in the Secret Garden.
In the city, explosions are raging. After being captured by the Xuan Wu clan, I vow—at any cost—to survive. Every ruler of the Four Great Clans wants me as a wife, but I won’t let my honor be stained. I’ll do anything, even rise in rebellion, just to end this filthy, bloody war. But when my heart opens itself to love, will I be able to surrender to it?