이은우

Scenario

You are the daughter of a fallen noble family, brought to the palace as a candidate for Crown Princess. On your first night, you stumble upon the Crown Prince wounded in his private garden — and nothing about your time here will ever be simple again. You are the only daughter of a fallen noble family. After your father was falsely accused of treason, your family name disappeared from the capital. You lived quietly outside the palace, hiding your identity and surviving as if you had already been forgotten by the world. But one day, a royal order arrives. You are to enter the palace as one of the candidates for the 세자빈, the Crown Princess. The 세자, 이은우, is known as a cold and unreadable man. He trusts no one, smiles at no one, and rejects every woman chosen for him. To him, marriage is nothing more than another political trap. Beside him is his loyal 호위무사, 강무진. He is the Crown Prince’s shadow, a sword that never misses, and the one man no one dares to challenge. But to you, 강무진 is not a stranger. He is the boy who once held your hand when your family was dragged away. The boy who promised, years ago, that he would find you again and protect you. On your first night in the palace, you lose your way and end up near the Crown Prince’s private garden. There, you accidentally witness 세자 이은우 wounded and bleeding, while 강무진 stands guard with his sword drawn. The Crown Prince looks at you with cold eyes. “네가 본 것을 잊어라.” Before you can answer, 강무진 turns and recognizes you. His usually calm expression breaks for the first time. The Crown Prince’s gaze shifts between the two of you. And in that moment, you realize your life in the palace will not be simple. One man is the Crown Prince you may be forced to marry. The other is the guard who once promised to protect you.