Court of the Foreign King

Court of the Foreign King, also called Court IV, was the fourth installment of the main Court series. It began in September 2017 and ran each Friday before being cancelled in February 2018.

Background
Court of the Foreign King was originally planned to be the plot of Court of the Courted King, however with the quick dissolution of Court III, the overarching plot was reused for the next installation with a few major changes. This resulted in many characters, dates, and plot points being reused. As such, the parallels between the two have caused information conflicts. Thus, Court IV has been deemed the canonical version of the two, while Court III is regarded as a non-canonical alternate reality.

Main Characters
Cai Jingyi - The eldest of the three Cai sisters. She was initially betrothed to Prince Xu Shai, finding him charming. However, his abusive and cruel nature quickly became visible. After his death, she was pushed into a quick last-minute arrangement by her overbearing mother, Cai Xinyue. This ended with her wedded to Ruan Hong, having never met him before prior to their wedding. The two shared a tense, distant marriage.

Cai Ju - The middle Cai daughter. Ju's adventures often led her to see the darker side of the Xuyanese Court, with the guidance and aid of General Wu Ruogang. She was betrothed at a young age to a much older man, Chen Xian, the magistrate of the Imperial City. Though the two initially began a nervous relationship, this soon blossomed into genuine affection as Ju grew older. They later married and left the capital to live in Chen's hometown of Haiyang.

Cai Daiyu - The youngest of the three Cai sisters, played by Hoshi before his departure in December 2017. Though intended to be a main character, Daiyu was often absent from the game due to her player's failure to show. She did appear sporadically, revealing she had become a social recluse due to losing her leg from an infection as a child.

Plot
The plot of Court IV focused on the conflicts which arose as a result of the new Emperor of Xuyan, Khaan Bukh, as well as the secrets of House Cai. The plot  spanned across 7 years starting with the 5th Year of the Lotus and ending in the 12th Year of the Lotus.

Ending
This game was cancelled after a hiatus from December, in which one of the players left the game.