Ning Zhao, assassin Guild Master, marries into Northern Guard Manor, pretending to be Princess Consort Elara Hale. Crown Prince Caspian Hale attacks the manor, plans to execute household. Her in-laws and Lord Kael Hale fight to protect her. When Lord Kael Hale takes a blade strike for her, Ning Zhao stops hiding her true identity. At her whistle, assassins kneel. She turns the tide, saves the manor household. She finally gains a real home.