"Dream of the Lonely City" is an ancient romance novel full of tragedy and intrigue. The story revolves around the male protagonist Xiao Hanche and the female protagonist Shen Qingyao. Xiao Hanche is an unpopular prince in the Xiao royal family. He has repeatedly made great achievements with his outstanding military exploits, but he is always on the edge of power. Shen Qingyao is a princess whose country has been subjugated. She has a bad fate. Her family and country are broken, and she lives in a foreign land. In a chance encounter, Shen Qingyao rescued the seriously injured Xiao Hanche, and the two formed an indissoluble bond from then on.
As his emotions heated up, Xiao Hanche struggled to rise in the whirlpool of the power struggle in the palace, and finally became the emperor. And Shen Qingyao also became the queen behind him. However, the intrigues and power struggles in the court made Shen Qingyao physically and mentally exhausted. She was tortured in the harem, exhausted mentally and physically, and eventually committed suicide due to heartbreak due to the loss of her unborn child.
This is an unforgettable piece of sadomasochism, a tragic story that is destined to never be completed, telling the story of love and pain, intrigue and the impermanence of fate.
