After Her Family Was Wiped Out, the Mad Crown Prince Imprisoned Her in the Eastern Palace

[A ruthless male lead who falls in love after hating her] x [A heroine who enters the game at the cost of enduring abuse] [Angst first, then he chases after his wife] The princes of the Great Zhou dynasty fought for the throne. The eldest prince was defeated and disappeared, while the censor Liu family, who had supported him, was accused of treason and wiped out. Liu Tingyu, the eldest daughter of the Liu family, had been childhood sweethearts with the eldest prince. Yet Helian Zhao, the second prince who won the succession struggle, brought her into the Eastern Palace as a concubine. For the sake of her only surviving younger siblings, Tingyu endured humiliation and struggled to survive in the Eastern Palace. Helian Zhao schemed and used her, and Liu Tingyu played along, willingly stepping into his trap. Liu Tingyu feigned affection, and Helian Zhao knew exactly what she was doing. Yet he couldn’t help falling deeper with every “My lord” she whispered beside him night after night, surrendering heart and body alike. At last, Tingyu succeeded in her scheme and escaped, casting off her disguise. But Helian Zhao pursued her all the way to the Western Regions, a thousand miles away. He pushed open the door with a smile. “Tingyu, you belong to me, Helian Zhao. You’ll never escape my grasp in this lifetime.”