Main characters: Lin Luoxue, Xiao Yu, Xiao Yanheng
【Clearheaded, domineering, scheming, unhinged consort in the Cold Palace × regent who seems cold but secretly craves abuse and longs to be loved】
【Clearheaded, unhinged heroine, a consort in the Cold Palace】+【harem intrigue, household intrigue, and political scheming】+【love and hate】+【regent who enjoys being abused】+【devoted emperor】
Lin Luoxue has never depended on a man. She keeps a clear head in love. To her, money and ability matter more than anything; men are optional. When she loves, she gives her all. When she doesn’t, she can leave at any time. Men are also simply tools for improving her abilities.
After escaping the Cold Palace, Lin Luoxue is famished and accidentally eats an aphrodisiac fruit. She encounters the regent, Xiao Yu, who is badly wounded and has been poisoned with a muscle-relaxing drug. To avoid danger, she returns to the Cold Palace. Xiao Yu searches all over Dayong, but cannot find her.
On the Empress Dowager’s birthday, Emperor Xiao Yanheng sees a birthday gift and remembers his first encounter with Lin Luoxue. After the badly wounded emperor is rescued by her, Lin Luoxue chooses to enter the palace to improve herself. She gradually realizes that she depends on Xiao Yanheng but does not love him, and eventually leaves him and returns to the Minister of Rites’ residence.
After finally finding Lin Luoxue, Xiao Yu repeatedly challenges her and loses every time. Lin Luoxue gradually brings out his submissive side, and he becomes more and more dependent on her...
