Huan Xiaohui was a man with the worst luck imaginable when it came to civil service exams. After ten years of hard work, he finally landed a position in a warlord’s administration. But he’d barely been at the job a few years when his superior was killed in battle.
Alas, a wise bird chooses its tree, but the times would not let him flee. The course of the world pushed him into the eye of the storm.
He didn’t want to die! He’d worked so hard just to secure a government post!
Xie Wan was descended from the once-great Chenjun Xie clan, now in decline. A decision she made years ago turned her into a wandering swordswoman in Yanhuai City.
Yet an encounter in Leyouyuan when she was young still lingered in her heart... Should she rekindle that old romance, or turn away and keep moving forward?
Among the Crown Prince’s Eastern Palace Guards, few had a pleasant disposition. Liu Zhouyin was the sole exception, having inherited his father’s remarkable composure to perfection.
A glance back in Leyouyuan, with apricot blossoms falling all around her, and the girl’s figure happened to catch his eye. He felt as if he were looking at a passing breeze. He turned his head, and in that brief moment, she was gone.
Li Hongze, the Crown Prince of the Eastern Palace, was the son of a village woman. Yet, because of his father’s noble status and the Empress Dowager’s needs, he was brought into the Eastern Palace and made Crown Prince. Thus began a life of walking on thin ice.
He could not retreat. If he did, all those who had died for him would have died in vain.
A fearless, vengeful swordswoman × a composed young gentleman
