Snow Embers and Setting Sun

In the winter of the fifteenth year of the Xuanyuan Dynasty, a heavy snow covered Tianqi Imperial City. Tea merchant Shen Mo brought his sick body to Beijing and settled in Wangji Pavilion. No one knew that this frail scholar was the orphan of Duke Shen who was executed fifteen years ago. The owner of Tingxue Tower, Su Luoxue, sneaked into the palace as the daughter of a minister, hoping to find out the truth about the death of her biological mother, Concubine Shu, in childbirth. While the young general Gu Fengxing was investigating the assassination at the palace banquet, he gradually discovered the shocking mystery behind his life experience. A case of salt and ink corruption involved the three people in the whirlpool. Going north to Meiling, the boat was sunk with bones, and the blood was written in the secret room—— The suspicion of child exchange, the mystery of military pay, and the evidence of collaborating with the enemy are peeling off like snowflakes, but they form a more terrifying chess game. When the two fishes merged into one, and when the blood edict came to light again, they discovered: The so-called revenge and truth are just the next step that has been planned by the chess player. The setting sun shines on the snow, and the embers are not yet cold. In this chess game where the country is at stake, who is the chess piece and who is the chess player? And at the end of the storm, is there really a glimmer of dawn? A million-word plot epic, with three confusing life experiences and a blood feud between two generations. The narrative is written in an ancient style, the fate of the group of figures is ups and downs, and each step is a thrilling game. When trust becomes a luxury, when the truth is crueler than lies—— Can they hold on to the last glimmer of humanity amidst the ashes of machinations?