[Two powerful leads + palace intrigue + revenge + dreams + winning her back]
A phoenix imprisoned in his arms, a dream spanning ten years.
She keeps having strange dreams, until the emperor from those dreams, Chu Yuan, appears before her and asks if they have met before.
Tinglan, daughter of the empire’s guardian general, is forced into the palace as a hostage because her father commands the army. By day, she endures and survives in the inner palace. By night, she becomes a shadow, eliminating corrupt officials. In wartime, she can even cut down enemy generals amid thousands of troops.
The calculating emperor Chu Yuan confines her in the harem. It seems he is using her as a hostage to control the general, but in secret, he is clearing every obstacle from her path.
The moment her mask slips, he pulls her into his arms, his gaze dark and intent. “I failed to protect you in my dreams, so I confined you to protect you. Once you see the storms engulfing this court, you’ll know that I’m the only one you can truly rely on.”
