"Aheng, look how beautifully these peach blossoms are blooming."
I stood beneath the peach tree in the Minister of Works' courtyard, looking at the smiling young man beside me. Holding a freshly bloomed peach blossom branch, he carefully tucked it into my hair. A gentle breeze swept past, and petals drifted down, landing on our shoulders and in the gentle warmth of the young man's eyes.
My name is Shen Heng, and I am the only daughter of Grand General Zhenyuan, Shen Huai'an. Ever since I was born, my destiny has been tightly intertwined with the Crown Prince, Xiao Jingyan. Because my father holds command over one hundred thousand Black Armor troops and is a pivotal figure in the imperial court, I had been regarded as the ideal candidate for the Crown Prince's Consort from the very womb.
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