From the day Du Wenbai bought me, I treated him as my only family.
I worked for others to save up travel money while he studied hard, striving for fame and success.
Three years later, he earned the honors he had dreamed of, but I never heard from him again.
I went to the capital to find him, but through a twist of fate, I entered the palace and became the emperor's woman.
Once everything was settled, I discovered that the top scholar of yesteryear had become a eunuch overnight.
At a palace banquet, Du Wenbai, once so calm and composed, ignored the blood filling his mouth and cried out hoarsely:
“Things have changed, and regret is all that's left. The nights are long upon my pillow, each one like a year...”
