Gentle as the Morning Sun

Princess and general Shen Jiuqing is betrayed by her fiancé before their wedding, and her military token is stolen. To recover the token and take revenge, she forcibly marries her fiancé's elder brother, Li Chengmu, as her consort and confines him in her mansion. What she does not know is that Chengmu is actually the Secret Guard commander Zhao Yi, who is secretly investigating spies from Liang Kingdom and has been silently protecting her for ten years, deeply in love. After marriage, they are wary each other, each with their own hidden agendas. The eldest princess, Shen Lingyue, and the Liang Kingdom spy Huo Yun interfere, sowing discord and creating numerous misunderstandings between them. However, through hardships, they open their hearts, joining forces to counter the schemes of the queen and the eldest princess, exposing the spy, reclaiming the military token, and resolving the border crisis. Henceforth, they work together to stabilize the court and defend the nation.