On the very night she remarried, her husband, nearly sixty, died.
Under cover of darkness, Xiang Zhaodi fled in panic, wanting only to escape the place that had brought her so much pain.
After a stranger saved her, she began a new life. Before she knew it, she had fallen quietly in love with him.
But later, she was forced into the imperial palace, where she became the companion of the emperor who had stolen her from the man she loved.
What must she do to find happiness?
What must she do to be free?
[An alternate history. Not a sweet romance or a feel-good power fantasy. Not suitable for readers who insist on chaste relationships. An unconventional palace-intrigue story.]
[People love the female lead, including female characters, but she may not love them back.]
