This is a story of people struggling, finding redemption, and seeking a new life under a feudal dynasty.
A conspiracy case in the twenty-eighth year of Taiyuan brought down the Jiang and Lin families.
At her parents' arrangement, Jiang Jiarou disguised herself as a man and took her twin brother Jiang Jiaxue's place as a palace eunuch. During her ten years in the palace, Wang Xi, Wang Kuan, Qing'er, and others gave her warmth, gradually helping her forget the pain of being abandoned. Ten years later, Lin Hui, Jiang Jiaxue, and others reappeared. They all said they loved her, yet each drew her into a path of revenge. In the end, the people who had once given her warmth left one by one. Jiang Jiarou finally understood her own heart, cut away her attachments with a blade, and set out for a new life.
To avenge his family, Lin Hui lay low in the inner palace, climbing over corpses. After bringing down his enemies and clearing his family's name, he discovered that the true culprit behind the wrongful case was the emperor, and the dynasty itself. He had also become the executioner who destroyed another family, a blade wielded by the feudal dynasty. In the endless darkness, Jiang Jiarou had always been a light guiding him. But at last, the girl he loved with all his heart left him too. Where, then, could he find a new life?
The story's themes are heavy, but every character is optimistic, and the overall tone is fairly light.
It's so beautiful, I don't want to stop.