Yun Shu is the lowliest maid in the Prince Regent’s mansion and the most useful plaything in the hands of Xiao Jue, a man with power over the entire court. He despises her cold expression and hates how stubborn she is. For the daughter of a Duke who is the woman he cherishes most, he can personally force bitter medicine down Yun Shu’s throat to make her mute, then bleed her dry.
Then comes the great fire, burning away her wretched body and leaving behind only half a jade pendant that proves she is the true orphaned princess.
Five years later, the new empress of the enemy kingdom leads her iron cavalry to the border. Her beauty is incomparable, her methods ruthless. On the golden throne hall, she looks down at the Prince Regent whose name is known throughout the land and smiles faintly. “Your Highness, it’s been a long time.”
The man who once trampled her into the dirt now casts aside his crown and kneels before the steps. His eyes are full of a regret and pain that could destroy the world. “Shu’er… I offer you my empire of ten thousand miles as your bride price. Could that win me just one glance?”
But she draws the young child at her side, who looks exactly like him, close to her. At the lift of her fingers, a million blades leave their sheaths.
“Xiao Jue, your empire…”
“Is worth less than one laugh from my son.”
