The Eternal Light: Ashes of Jade

Ill health compels General Zhong Chusi to marry Li Rongyu, a hostage returned from captivity, under imperial decree. This marriage of coercion hides a secret bond capable of overturning their fates. While he resists the union and she guards against him, they navigate a world of mutual suspicion and balance within the princely mansion. As royal conspiracies brew and blood relatives frame them, strangers are forced into an alliance, facing danger together time and again. When hidden truths emerge, his secret and her obsession collide, leaving the future of this marriage of calculation uncertain.