[Two male leads + one-on-one romance + younger love interest + happy ending + devoted love-struck gong]
A seemingly sweet emperor gong with a surprising side × a sharp-tongued but soft-hearted imperial physician shou
In the third year of Tongjian, the palace blazed with lanterns for the Mid-Autumn banquet.
The eighth prince, Yan Shi, was reunited after years apart with Song Mu of the general’s household. After weathering one trial after another, they thought they could finally stay together forever.
Everything changed after the Empress Dowager’s death, and tensions between ruler and subject suddenly flared.
Once he had power in his hands, Yan Shi made an obsessive choice: he confined Song Mu deep within the palace, and the two became entangled in an endless struggle.
“Yan Shi… I hate you so much.”
The terrible news that the entire general’s household had met with disaster spread throughout the land. No one knew that the cruel decree was a lie Yan Shi had deliberately circulated to keep Song Mu alive.
Kept in the dark, Song Mu was consumed by grief. He fought his way out of captivity and returned with a blade in hand, determined to make Yan Shi pay for the blood debt.
“Take it and drive it in. Song Mu, don’t make me think less of you.”
Love and hatred intertwine as the realm crumbles.
By the fifth year of Yong’an, two mighty figures had vanished from the court, while the martial world had gained a pair of old friends who would grow old together.
Content warning: The story contains conflict and violence. The gong is love-struck, and there is an amnesia plotline. The characters have flaws, and their values are not intended as a guide to real life.
