Contains unconventional noncon elements. Please avoid if this bothers you.
1v? The male lead is absolutely pure. The heroine looks refined but is a gloomy, obsessive type (so compelling!).
After an accident swept Yu Qichun into a conspiracy to murder a commandery princess, her seemingly gentle and amiable stepmother took advantage of her father’s absence from Bianjing and sent her to her maternal uncle’s home in Jiangzhou under the pretext of keeping her safe. How could she not know what her stepmother was up to? She could only laugh at herself for losing this round today. But who knew whether the tables might turn in the future? She was deceitful, cunning, and skilled at scheming. She firmly believed that her life was in her own hands, so she spared no effort in using everything and everyone around her.
But how could life always go as planned? After a thousand schemes, what would she gain, and what would she lose? Would she truly have no regrets? Could she still see clearly through all the layers of mist?
The whirlpool of power always makes people lose their way. The allure of authority always leaves them intoxicated.
But she was so noble and kind. She was a true gentleman, wasn’t she? How could a gentleman covet power?
She would climb higher, step by step, openly and honorably, until she reached the heart of power. She would be both a gentleman and a scoundrel.
She thought she controlled the game, but how could she know she wasn’t just another piece on the board?
Content warning: The heroine is flawed and has her own worldview and sense of right and wrong. Please don’t project your own onto her. Everyone in the story is a fully realized person with their own logic and moral judgments.
People everywhere bustle about for profit. What about you?
