The Day I Entered the Palace, My Half-Sister Handed Me Poisoned Wine

The night before I entered the palace, my half-sister offered me wine and wished me "a safe journey."

I smiled faintly. "Little Sister, why don't you drink it instead?"

She had no idea I was the Emperor's personally appointed shadow guard, with her secret letters to the enemy in my hands.

What she knew even less was that I wasn't entering the palace to compete for favor. I was there to...

Kill every last one of my enemies and overturn this merciless game.

As I stood atop the palace walls, looking down at her kneeling and begging for mercy,

the Emperor whispered behind me, "Qing Ci, I'll share half this empire with you."