[A clever, level-headed, and calculating young woman in politics * a stern commander of the imperial bodyguards] No transmigration, no rebirth, no disposable characters, and plenty of brains. Romance, family, and career all develop side by side. A touch of mystery, with growth, love, unraveling secrets, protection, and a greater cause.
Born into poverty, the orphan Banyang is brought into the palace. She vows to safeguard peace throughout the land and protect those who, like her, once lived in loneliness and obscurity. Little by little, the pieces of her fate fall into place. Love realized too late, family ties regained after being lost, and the ideals she once abandoned, now taken up again...
In Yindu, the poison of Moonshade Grass spreads, while the children's song about the ominous Star of Yinghuo hints at one conspiracy after another. One careless move is all it takes to become prey. As the mantis stalks the cicada and the oriole waits behind, what path should the young people take when confronted by enemies lurking in the dark and the cold power of the throne...
“I belong to my own fate. I came back to finish the path I started.”
“I will be the sword in your hand and the shield at your back.”
“Everyone praises the full moon. Why did you choose the name Half Moon?”
“Nothing in the world is ever truly complete, and the same goes for everything else. Half Moon is just right. When things are too full, they begin to diminish.”
