[Entirely Fictional Setting. A Warning for Sticklers for Historical Accuracy]
At its heart, this is the story of a male lead who is despised by the emperor from childhood, then fights his way up and becomes emperor.
I originally got the idea to write a fictional biography after reading a certain historical tale, but as I kept writing, I realized I couldn’t keep things historically accurate. TT-TT
When the King of Xia was born, he had a black birthmark on his face. People of that era considered it an ill omen and called him the child of hell.
His father removed his name from the imperial family register, sent him to be raised at the eldest princess’s residence, and tried every means possible to kill this wicked son.
All he wanted was to protect Princess Nanyi for the rest of her life, but his royal father not only wanted him dead, he also made everyone around him suffer injustice.
He would be willing to serve as an insignificant young general to keep the capital at peace, but he would never allow his younger sister Nanyi to be wronged.
As he descended deeper into the abyss of the imperial palace, he uncovered more of his father’s vile secrets...
He proved through his actions that he truly was a wicked son. He never bullied anyone, but people bullied him, and his wickedness made the world shudder.
For Princess Nanyi, he bathed Weining’s capital in blood and killed his brother to seize the throne...
[Reader’s Guide]
1. The male and female leads are four years apart.
2. The male lead goes to war with the great general at age nine. His five-year-old sister adores him.
3. Main couple: spirited Princess Nanyi × steadfast King of Xia who protects his master.
4. Side couple: Assistant Minister of the Court of Judicial Review × daughter of an earl’s family.
*The male lead will divorce his wife later on.
*Their relationship is ordinary sibling affection at first.
*There is a love rival, who will make a sacrifice later in the story.
