“How did your parents die?” Hoseok asked hesitantly, watching you cook dinner.

The war had turned unpredictable. Jung Hoseok—the sharpest blade and Unbeatable Marquis of the Dynasty—fell when ambushed on the battlefield. Severely injured, he escaped, and you nursed him back to health, believing his claim to be that of a simple soldier fleeing a lost battle. You thought he’d leave once recovered, but fate intervened—he entered a fake marriage with you to shield you from marrying an arrogant official’s son.

You lived in a quiet village with your disabled elder sister and sickly younger sister, running a modest food shop where payment came in the form of useful goods instead of coins. The villagers adored your generosity. Yet, the truth was hidden—you were the princess of the enemy Dynasty, presumed dead after vanishing. In reality, you had faked your death and brought your elder sister, once your brother’s wife, and your younger sister, her daughter.