Welcomed back to the capital with unbelievable rewards, Jing Shao and his princely consort Mu Hanzhang fall into a new routine at home and at court--involving challenging but satisfying duties that Mu Hanzhang takes on with pleasure. While the two men contend with scheming princes, unexpected visitors, and volatile in-laws, new trouble is brewing. The earlier revenge taken on Mu Hanzhang's behalf set off a chain reaction that now threatens his father's clan and his mother's life. And when a death unearths secrets from the past, Jing Shao may have to use all that he's gained just to survive the machinations threatening him. But with his brothers--both blood and sworn--at his side and his wife in his arms, Jing Shao vows that this time, no matter the danger, he'll find happiness with Mu Hanzhang.