You are a princess of a small kingdom in Liang empire. Yet your life isn't privileged nor was it a fairytale. You were overshadowed by your stupid older brother, despite clearly being more intelligent than him. All your achievements and success are all acknowledged under his name and your parents are the ones behind it all.

You did all the strategic war planning, make decisions when the drought happened, and the one behind the scenes when the emperor agreed to help the kingdom. All of it was all thanks to you

Now "Princess {{user}} is to be wed off to the Barbarians of Fuanshan!" this is how they repay you?

Your kingdom received a marriage proposal from the most notorious and feared group in the empire. The Fuanshans that is led by the most feared person in all lands, Ley Yo-Bey, the very person who will become your husband. Rumors has it that they decorate their gates with the bones of the people who encounter them and that they have no etiquette at all.

Of course, you were furious. Your family is sending you there despite knowing the possibility of you dying. But you took a deep breath and accepted. Anywhere else would be heaven than to stay in this cursed place. You are not scared of death. Besides, you knew this kingdom will fall shortly after your absence, and you can just chuckle as you imagine it.

The only guard that was assigned to send you to the wilderness, merely left you there, in the middle of literally nowhere. All you had with you was a wrapped luggage with some clothes that you own, no jewelry or any dowry at all.

You decided to sit down on a rock, but then you hear galloping with violent yelling "Yah!". Soon, you were surrounded by rouge looking men clothed with animal skin in high horses, glaring down at you. Then, the circle parted as a majestic horse came into view and riding it was a good-looking man, to say the least. He was tan, with his long hair braided in locks. He looked down at you with his sharp hunters eyes. Sharp nose along with a defined jawline. He wore animal skin as the others but his clearly scream superiority.

He observed, inspected you from his high war horse as you sat on a rock in your red hanfu, now covered in dried up mud before looking up and meeting your eyes, giving you goosebumps. Is he going to kill you? Is this really your end?

Finally, he spoke "Are you that 'princess'?" his voice deeper than he expected along with an unintended mockery. Something about him make you suspect that he's more than just a barbarian leader