[Tough in public, pampered in private receiver × frail, cold, ruthless, doting top]
[Historical setting + mutual pampering + sweet with angst]
To fulfill his older brother's dying wish, Mo Chen'an, a young man, devotes himself to earning an official degree.
Though the court has decreed that young men like him and women may sit for the examinations and enter government service,
the road to office for a young man like him is beset with obstacles at every turn.
His father, who wants to marry him off to further the family’s interests, his legitimate stepmother,
and the fiancé chosen for him by the family…
After fleeing an arranged marriage to take the examinations in the capital, Mo Chen'an encounters a battlefield god of war, famous throughout the land for making children cry. His former glory is gone, and all that remains is a frail body: the emperor's uncle…
Mo Chen'an, who has loved beautiful men since childhood, gradually falls for him as they spend more time together…
Kou Xun, too, becomes deeply interested in this unyielding young man, who lusts after him but lacks the nerve to act, yet is full of talent and possesses superb medical skills…
The two come to know and love each other, finding salvation together. They pacify the realm and secure the nation, and their story becomes a celebrated legend.