Plot

An Emperor and Empress, opposites in personality and skills, can't stand each other. A sudden soul swap forces them to live as the other, leading to unexpected revelations and a growing bond between the royal couple.

The story revolves around an Emperor who does not know martial arts and an Empress who is skilled in swords fighting. They dislike each other and do not get along. One day, they find out that their souls have switched. Left with no choice but to live with the other's identity, they slowly unravel their misunderstandings and learn to love and trust each other.—DramaWiki

In order to consolidate the imperial power, emperor Xiao Jinyun chose Xu Yu, the eldest daughter of the military general Xu as the queen. In one dispute, the emperor and empress exchange the body for a curse. In the process of playing the other's identity, they begin to understand each other. The couple work together to solve a series of potential conspiracies and their heart are opened to the other along the way.—China Huace TV Official Channel

Born the daughter of a great general, Xu Yu (Cecilia Boey) was practically raised with a sword in her hand. Training from a very young age, Xu Yu has become as adept with a bow as she is with a sword and her skill as a horseman rivals that of most of her father's men. A skilled warrior, Xu Yu never once entertained the idea of becoming anything else, but when her family finds itself struggling, she has no choice but to comply with their unexpected wishes.



In order to save her family, Xu Yu agrees to marry the Emperor, Xiao Jin Yun (Zhang Hao Wei). As different from Xu Yu as night and day, Jin Yun prefers books to battles. Realizing from the very beginning that they will never get along, the newlyweds prefer to spend their days as far from each other as possible. Unfortunately, even with the best laid plans, their paths occasionally cross, forcing them to interact with each other on rare occasions. Though their meetings are few, they're often memorable, though none more so than the meeting beside the pool that changed both of their lives in an instant. Falling into the pool together, the Emperor and Empress are horrified to discover that they have somehow managed to swap souls.



Now trapped in each other's bodies, it doesn't take long for Xu Yu and Jin Yun to realize that neither leads as charmed a life as they each believed. Will living in the other's shoes allow them to heal the breach between them or only serve to make things worse?



Adapted from the manhua, "No Doubt In Us" by Lu Ye Qian He and You Zhi Jiao Zi, "The Trust" is a 2021 historical romantic comedy drama directed by He Zhen Hua.