The Empress’s Forced Love: Imprisoning a Fallen Princess Until She Craves More

[Two female leads + forced love + yandere + groveling pursuit + both pure + angst] Xiao Tianyu, a ruthless and cold-blooded empress, sets her eyes on Su Zhiyu, the defiant tribute from a fallen kingdom, at her birthday banquet. “Keep her here. She will be My personal maid.” With a single order, she imprisons the proud beauty deep within the palace, tormenting her day and night in an attempt to break her spirit and make her submit completely. Su Zhiyu, a cherished daughter of the former dynasty, is consumed by hatred for her family and country, and loathes the domineering tyrant. But the empress's favor is obsessive and fanatical, forcing its way into every corner of her world. She bathes the court in blood for Su Zhiyu, leads armies into battle for her, and even leaves the empress's throne empty for her… Just as Su Zhiyu finally begins to waver, a misunderstanding gets her banished to the Cold Palace. The empress, eyes red, pins her against the wall: “Even if I have to destroy you, I will never let you go!” She runs, the empress pursues, and neither can escape! In this fierce struggle between power and passion, which of them will fall first?