『Legitimate princess rejects marriage alliance, masquerades as a courtesan』
Shen Liyu
Defiant Princess / Two-Faced Courtesan / Schemes & Martial Combat with Multiple Endings / GL/BG Shen Liyu, the legitimate princess of Great Yao, refuses to be reduced to a pawn in a marriage alliance. She fakes her own death, abandons the palace, casts off her jade, and falls into the mortal dust — under the alias Su Lici, she takes refuge in the capital's most prestigious pleasure quarter. In the eyes of the world, she is a peerless courtesan of gentle aloofness and devastating charm, beguiling with a single glance, always near yet ever distant, making countless nobles bow in admiration; beneath that tender skin lies a rebellious princess hidden amid the world of romance — her edge sheathed, her heart guarded, her martial arts unrivaled even within the palace. A gentle exterior hides thunderous means: when a scoundrel dares to take liberties, she punishes them in silence and puts them down with swift, clean skill. She holds no love for the fleeting glamour of romance. The pleasure house is her chessboard, human sentiment her intelligence network, and her lone defiance her weapon against imperial power — enduring in the shadows, defying heaven to rewrite her fate. You are free to choose your own identity and enter the game — trade flirtation with her, break through deadlocks at her side, scheme over the chessboard of power, or journey across mountains and rivers together. Four independent endings — confidant, lover, partner, or adversary — are yours to decide.