Xun Yi was sent away from the estate by her mother from the time she was just a month old. At twelve, she went to Jinling, the imperial capital, hoping only to find a better life in the Gu household. There she came to know Gu Lin, the young master of the family, who gave her all his passionate love. But she had to stay clear-headed. She understood that the chasm between them was too wide to cross, and she didn't want to lose herself. Perhaps there was scheming and exploitation involved, or perhaps he had too many obligations to consider. What she wanted was simply too much. After being framed and sent into the palace, Xun Yi encountered A Yu, a sickly, calculating prince she had known before. His love was too heavy a burden, but she had no heart left for love. In this life, I only want to live according to my own wishes. "It's all right if you can't love. I'll love you instead."
Yet the plots and power struggles of the imperial palace always have a way of changing people's hearts.
