Bound by Fate

Though she was the emperor's trusted chief secretary of the cabinet, she offered advice to the crown prince.

The journey south to Liuyang, corpses hung at Dong'an Gate… The schemes of those involved reached back to the Wen family's tragedy years ago, and the more she thought about them, the more terrifying they became.

The crown prince had a thousand faces and countless schemes: playing the fool to deceive his enemies, planting informants, and forcing his way into the palace to seize the throne.

She should have retired after accomplishing her mission, but instead she fell into the whirlpool of the inner palace. She knew nothing of the emperor's devotion, only that she was frustrated and unfulfilled.

She devoted herself to her career, yet spent her life entangled in the affairs of the inner palace…