Xie Sheng is the youngest chancellor in Great Chu. Born into a prominent family and trained by renowned masters, he is deeply valued by the emperor. He can govern the country with his pen and defend it with his sword, a once-in-a-century genius. But he is cool, proud, and conceited. His life seems to have always gone smoothly, at least to those around him. Only he knows that he has always been pushed along by others: his family needs vindication, his mentor has expectations, and the emperor trusts him. He is like a puppet, fulfilling the role this nation needs him to play.
Chu Yuchen was once a prince doted on by his mother. After she died, he lost everything. He thought his father did not love him, not knowing that the emperor was protecting him in another way. He wants the throne. He no longer wants to live ignored, and he wants his father to regret no longer cherishing him. But then he meets the person who makes him change his mind., Chu Yuchen
I have grown into the person everyone expects me to be, but is this really who I am? I watch the sorrows of this age with cold detachment. It's not that I haven't tried to change things. I simply lack the ability, the power, and the right to do so.
Xie Sheng
Supporting couple: Liu Shi'an and Chu Qichuan
One is one of a pair of twins who disguised herself as a boy to save her life as a child. Sent away from the capital to practice religious cultivation and pray for blessings in Lishui City, she endured untold hardship. Once she returns to the capital, she has eyes only for the troublemaking “princess,” Qichuan.
Chu Qichuan
The other is the second son of a prominent family, raised in luxury and showered with affection. A top scholar who has mastered every mannerism of the great houses. Determined to restore his family's former glory, he chooses to enter the game himself and find a breakthrough.
Liu Shi'an
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