Su Jinghong, the orphaned daughter of a disgraced official whose entire family was executed, was sent to the mysterious organization Rouge Hell for ten years of brutal training. She emerged as its youngest Rouge Queen, a dark rose who wielded rouge as a blade and fragrance as poison, killing without a trace.
Xiao Jin, the discarded son of the imperial family, claimed the throne of Regent King with a body covered in scars. He was her only support, and her most dangerous nemesis.
She used him to exact her revenge, while he wielded her blade to purge the court. Every night, she mixed fragrances by his pillow, each one potentially a poison that could kill him. Every time, he drank the wine she offered, knowing it was poisoned and savoring it all the same.
When the truth came to light, she finally learned:
He had orchestrated the massacre of her family himself.
His decade of protection had been nothing more than a redemption wagered with his life.
Rouge became a blade, and love and hate became her tribulation.
In the end, she used a kiss to cure his poison, while he paved her way forward with his life.
“Su Jinghong, you kill others with rouge, but me, you kill with a kiss.”
“Xiao Jin, you are the tribulation I can never kill.”
