Amid a maelstrom of power and passion, a forbidden love quietly blossoms. How will it wither away? Ashes of Love: Farewell Beneath the Palace Walls reveals a gripping tale.
As the State of Ning falls into decline, Crown Prince Xiao Yu and the adopted princess Xiao Yao are forced to become hostages in Northern Yong. The moment they enter its towering palace walls, they plunge into an endless abyss of darkness. Humiliated by Northern Yong's royal family and bullied by eunuchs and palace maids, they endure a life of misery. Yet fate's red thread quietly binds them together. They find comfort in each other amid their suffering, and forbidden feelings take root in the cold palace.
They refuse to sit by and accept their fate. Secretly, they plot their revenge, hoping to break free from this dark cage. But as their influence grows, the Emperor of Northern Yong discovers their secret. Their revenge plot is exposed, and their forbidden love is made public. The emperor's fury blazes like a wildfire, driving them into a desperate corner. In prison, Xiao Yu is tortured without mercy. Xiao Yao humbles herself to save the man she loves, only to suffer even crueler treatment.
The involvement of the second male and female leads makes matters worse. Chu Feng's love for Xiao Yao and Liu Ruyan's obsession with Xiao Yu make the struggle between love and political scheming even more complicated.
Can their love survive the many trials beneath these palace walls? Will they face death together, or be separated forever? Open Ashes of Love: Farewell Beneath the Palace Walls and experience this heartrending tale of love and hate, the life-and-death choices born of a struggle for power, and a legendary story steeped in regret and sorrow.
The two childhood sweethearts went through ups and downs all the way, and in the end they both became abusive. One defended love, and the other worked too hard for the country.