He, He Afei, whose real name is Li Junjing, spent many long years unaware of his true name, let alone his identity. He yearned for a life of freedom, like a flying crane, but after meeting her, he willingly broke his own wings and ensnared himself.
To marry her, he went from commoner to pawn in the struggle for the throne. To protect her, he rose from a martial arts washout to become the Venerable of Fusu Hall.
In return, she told him, "I loved who you used to be..."
But time changes everything, and the world is full of surprises. With his wings already broken, he went inside that gilded cage. How could he ever fly free again...
Li Junzhuo had been betrothed to her since childhood. To fulfill her mother's final wish and her father's hopes, she thought that as long as he stayed by her side, she would share his fate, in life or death. But again and again, he hurt her without meaning to. Ye Si was her, and Lang Yue was her too, yet neither was the one who belonged to him. He did ascend the throne he had dreamed of, but in doing so, he lost her forever...
Who can escape the endless whirl of worldly passions, with the grudges of a past life and the entanglements of this one...
And she, honoring her father's command and her mother's wishes, thought he would make a good match. But what should have been a wedding became a conspiracy, a tragedy...
Li Junzhuo, Huixi died because of you, and my mother died because of you. What right do you have to ask me to marry you?
The content is rich, the logical thinking is rigorous, and all the holes are filled in. I like the perseverance of the female protagonist and the open-mindedness of the male protagonist.