Bound in Red

Clearheaded, ruthless minister's daughter VS an ambitious emperor

[Historical romance, devoted love, both male leads are faithful, love and hate each other]

For the glory of her family, Lin Chaoyan, daughter of the current prime minister, has no choice but to enter the palace as empress. Will the palace walls become her prison? Not a chance. She never wanted the emperor's favor. She wants to stand at the pinnacle of power, and the emperor is merely a stepping-stone.

The emperor Xie Tinghuai ascended the throne at a young age, yet found himself constrained at every turn. He warned himself: The Lin family wields power over the court and harbors great ambition. Sooner or later, he would deal with them...

But later, all Xie Tinghuai knew was that he felt miserable if he went even one day without seeing the empress. His face was slapped in record time...

The emperor and empress, each with their own schemes, plotted against one another. Yet as they spent their days together, they fell helplessly in love, clear-eyed and willingly. Those who love others must love themselves even more...

An accident brings a long-buried secret to light... It turns out that they had known each other long ago, but they were never destined to have a future together.