Synopsis
[Pure ancient setting, male and female leads, neither reborn nor transmigrated, 1v1, substitute, palace intrigue and household drama, feel-good revenge, bad ending]
Character setup: Black Lotus heroine x unhinged tyrant
Shen Danyin was a member of a reclusive clan of shamans and healers. She should have lived a quiet, peaceful life, saving lives and healing the wounded. Instead, one absurd and bizarre demand from Xiao Shuning brought about the massacre of her entire clan.
Rescued by Prince Ming, she clung to life. To exact revenge, she willingly became one of Prince Ming’s pawns, concealing her identity as she infiltrated the imperial harem, determined to make Xiao Shuning pay for the blood debt!
But as she disguised herself and slowly drew close to Xiao Shuning, she discovered that the tyrant of the rumors seemed to have a vulnerable, pitiful side...
Xiao Shuning was a tyrant cursed by all, wielding the power of life and death across the realm. When his anger flared, corpses littered the land for a hundred miles. He was cruel and ruthless, yet he had always acted with a clear conscience. All he wanted was Nangong Yue. When he saw Shen Danyin, whose appearance closely resembled Nangong Yue’s, he was tormented by regret and curiosity. In the end, he understood that there was only one Nangong Yue in the world, and only one Shen Danyin. Falling ill with depression, he spent his final days raising Shen Danyin into a dazzling rose and helping her reach the pinnacle of power.
