[Rivals-to-lovers couple] [Intense push and pull] [Mutual salvation]
Everyone says Gu Xiao is the gentlest, purest person in the palace.
The emperor trusts him, the ministers court him, and the palace maids and consorts desire him...
Only she knows the darkness, twisted nature, ambition, and cruelty beneath that sanctimonious facade.
He thinks she’s a pawn, a plaything he picked up and can manipulate however he likes.
So she smiles and obediently places herself in his hands.
Later, he grips her waist and willingly submits. “This servant is happy to die by your hand.”
[He thought he was taming a hawk, but forgot that hawks can peck out your eyes.]
Between the pawn and the player, one of them is bound to lose their mind first.
