Everyone in the capital knows the Regent is ruthless and despises being manipulated. Yun Qianyue knows that if she gets entangled with him, he won’t take responsibility. He’ll silence her. She must hide her pain and secrets, clinging to life in the General’s Residence, surrounded by wolves, and searching for a chance to survive.
But she doesn’t know that the Regent was already awake in that ruined temple that night. The dark red smear of blood and the sight of a woman struggling to hold back tears have been carved into his icy heart.
“Investigate.” With that one word, he ensures that their fates can never again be separated.
Her stepmother and stepsister press her at every turn, determined to grind her into the dirt;
Intrigue surges through the palace, and the drugged wine that harmed him came from within the imperial palace;
A marriage contract hangs over her head, while the crime of deceiving the emperor looms like a blade…
She wants revenge and strength of her own, but without realizing it, she falls into the net he has carefully woven, becoming the most unexpected and most lethal piece on his chessboard.
He watches her struggle with cold eyes, yet in places no one knows, he shields her from attacks both open and hidden.
“Yun Qianyue, your life belongs to me. No one but me may bully you.”
From the shadow of the ruined temple to the heights of the palace, she is reborn through fire and rises to rule the world.
And he is willing to offer her this vast realm as her betrothal gift, all to raise up the pale moonlight that once illuminated his darkness.
This is the story of a lowborn daughter rising from despair, seeking revenge and face-slapping her enemies, as she and the cold-hearted Regent test and scheme against each other before ultimately joining forces and ruling the realm together.