[Stand-in, political intrigue, ensemble cast]
On her wedding night, the groom ran away. The young master, usually so violent, was forced to take his place. The princess, adored by all, and the sharp-tongued young master were drawn unwittingly into a power struggle. With the way forward shrouded in uncertainty, where would it all end?
Some walked a tightrope between power and obsession for the sake of a face; some staked their lives on a name; others entrusted all their hearts to a fleeting moment of tenderness.
In this game played in the name of love, no one was innocent. Some clung to old dreams, some longed for their true names, some schemed for others’ hearts, and some gave everything they had. Yet none could escape the historian’s light stroke, turning all their devotion and struggle into footnotes in someone else’s story.
A new emperor is about to ascend, and old dreams are about to fade. No one gets a happy ending. Everyone is a stand-in.
