Stop rating low due for subtitles as it hurts the rating and complain under discussion where it will be seen. If you can complain then help and become a volunteer and Thank You volunteers for your hard work 👍🏻This drama was full of excitement and for me never boring as I enjoyed the storyline. Some complain because the actress Teresa li was not up to there liking/strength I liked the aloofness of how she played Xias Wan zi with her facial emotions and smiles. CAST:
Xiao wan zi grew up as a street performer with her dad He Yizhi who was a bad gambler and owed alot of money. So the bandit decided to take her as collateral to marry Xiao bao ye who is at the age to be married and it will clear his gambling debt.
Xias bao ye was an orphen boy taken in by Nan Ba Tian as his adopted son who was raised as a bandit and forced to do some terrible things at a young age that he has always reqretted and as he grew up he tryed not to hurt/kill anybody. He's at the age of marriage and so he will marry Ziao Wan zi.
Nan Ba Tian aka Master of Dragon Fort gang who is a horrible person that kills with no mercy be it man/women/child in order to steal money, silk, herbs, salt etc.. will use his men & family as bait if needed. His Daughter
Nan Xiang's is spoiled rotten to the core and brutal enough to harm others. She has an unrequited love for Xiao bao ye, but he sees her as sister only.
Lu Ying yao the 9th Princess who has received the edict from the palace to marry into the Military General Mei family order by the emporer and can be killed if refute.
Mei shi qing who is the son of the general and they don't really get along as he accuses his father for putting the salt war first. Then he locked up his mother, him and 4 servant in a house where bandits broke into and he watched as they killed his mom and all he remembered was the cane/walking stick.
General Mei chang Yun who was in charge of stopping and capturing the salt gang members in which he did and received honor.
Si tu lin is a mystery man that shows up and see Wanzi and has a flash back of her on a swing. He ask to sit with her and her name which she tells him she married and no need for exchange. He starts to follow her and instill himself into her life as a friend
Step mother and brother and all they do is stir up trouble for shiging and princess.
Now the story begins as both brides meet by accident in the hallway of Ruyi restaurant and as each tells there stories someone yells to see if there ready. In a scramble they run into the other room and get dressed then someone comes and bring them to the wrong carriages. Not until the ceremony did Wanzi realized that she was in the wrong place, but tryed to stop it and was pushed back in. Upon sitting in the bridal suite the princess aides realizes that it's not her and start to freak out where is she and who is this? Wanzi tries to explain what happened and that she was trying to stop the wedding when the groom shows up and they both agree not to consummate and to play along.
The next day they quickly try to teach her the etiquette in greeting the parents and thankful they have new met. Now the actual princess Yingyao arrives at dragon fort and is taken into Baoye room where she removes her vail and realizes she in the wrong place with wrong groom. He shows up drunk and she tells him no they'll talk tomorrow and he's OK with it. Then the next day they have to meet his father and once he see her he wants her for his own. Later that day he feeling Baoye out to see if they consummated the wedding yet and then tells him he want her for his own and Baoye can marry his daughter. He leaves all upset and goes back to tell Wanzi and she tell him to find this herb that she allergic to and will cause red dots. He gets it and wow it works and the chief no longer wants her. So now the adventure begin as they have to figure out how to get the real princess back and switch places. As time goes on the battle over the bandit raiding and stealing the locals supplies of herb spices silks money and the laundering of salt. The story plays out as Baoye want to surprise wanzi with a visit from her dad and boy what a surprise for both as she hugs him she whisper she'll explain. Baoye leaves to get food and they can talk as she explains how they switched places and once he leaves hell find wanzi and get the princess out. Only problem is Baoye didn't tell him once you comes you can't leave and so he convinces them he needs to get wedding stuff and what he left behind. So he is granted to leave after but going down Mtn is full of maizes and traps.
Now without telling the whole story there are a few battles between the dragon gang and the remints of salt gang which general Mei though he exterminated all. All the bad people are starting to show up as each are revenging they families lost and we findout who is the bigwig behind Si tu lin? Also fun to watch what happens to Nan ba tian he gets what he deserves