[Two powerful leads + scheming + unhinged]
If all I have is a pretty face, I might as well do without it. The argument in the great hall raged on as Xiang Xiaoxiao debated the entire court, accused of enjoying the shade beneath the Empress Dowager’s protection. What a joke. Don’t you all know better than anyone how I came by this official’s robe? The Empress Dowager is the Empress Dowager of all under heaven. How could she show favoritism? By your reasoning, she’s only in my heart, and not in yours, is that it? The court is full of chaos, and outside the palace, ambitious heroes are gathering. One serves at court, the other stands beyond it. Let’s see what fate has in store for them, and how these two become a perfect match.
