[Historical court intrigue + revenge and tragic romance + obsessive love + female emperor + powerful rivals]
“Shen Ruyi, you're nothing but sand slipping through my fingers. Why insist on holding on?” Pei Siyu looked down at her coldly, his tone as casual as the breeze.
She raised her head and smiled. The embers in her eyes had not gone out. “But Pei Siyu, even a grain of sand in your eye can hurt.”
“People say the wind leaves no trace… But Pei Siyu, I insist that you remember, ”
“The deepest pain in this world has never been the flames consuming you…”
“It is the dying embers… slowly scorching their way through your soul.”