#山河為契江山為聘

The Pact of Mountains and Rivers, the Betrothal of the Empire

Lin Wanwan, the last descendant of the Qingqiu Witch Clan, is cursed to die before turning twenty—only the blood of the "Purple Qi True Dragon" can break it. The current emperor Chu Yan is exactly that true dragon. She sneaks into the palace to get close to him, but after a night of intimacy, she finds herself pregnant with his child. However, the witch clan’s rule forbids bearing the true dragon’s heir, as it will bring heavenly wrath. She flees to the border and hides for six years with her twin children. When she returns to the capital to save her dying master, she is tricked into the palace as a medicinal officer by the Empress Dowager. When Chu Yan sees the little prince who looks exactly like him in her arms, he crushes the teacup on the spot; the Empress Dowager, staring at the witch clan’s jade pendant around the little princess’s neck, screams hysterically, "The witch is back to claim our lives!" A vortex of bloodlines, curses, and imperial power ensnares the three of them...