Zhou Yuanjia, the most honored eldest princess of the Great Zhou dynasty, was born with the “Celestial Eye,” which lets her glimpse the future. But because of it, she was confined to the inner palace for eighteen years. On her coming-of-age day, her father betrothed her to the Northern Di king, a man over fifty, to secure ten years of peace along the border.
On the eve of her wedding, Pei Jin, the powerful and ruthless director of the Eastern Depot, personally fastened shackles around her ankles. His icy fingertips brushed her neck. “If Your Highness wants to live, come with me quietly tonight.”
He locked her away in the Eastern Depot’s lightless dungeon, making her his captive. Everyone cursed Pei Jin as a corrupt eunuch who meddled in government and imprisoned a princess, a man deserving a thousand deaths.
Yuanjia hated him to the bone, until one night she discovered that he cut his wrist every night and fed his blood to the heart-devouring parasite inside her, born of her “Celestial Eye.” He smiled coldly. “Your Highness, my blood can keep you alive. As long as you live, I can live too.”
Later, Pei Jin and Yuanjia fell in love and traveled together to the Northern Di to negotiate peace. They overcame one danger after another and finally returned safely. But by then, Yuanjia’s brother Zhou Jingming had murdered their father and younger brother, seized the throne, and sent assassins after Yuanjia. Pei Jin and Yuanjia fought their way through every obstacle, with Pei Jin supporting Yuanjia all the way until she ascended the throne...
Most of the author's works are short stories, and this one seems to be the longest. It can be seen that the writing is very serious, and no errors are found. When the logic is confusing, Zhou Yuanjia and Pei Jin are two little pitiful people. The hardships in the first half of their lives met with mutual salvation, and they regret not keeping their children. However, the mutual support in the second half of their lives is also a kind of sweetness.