She is the daughter of a disgraced minister. He is the emperor.
Ten years ago, he sent her to hell with his own hands.
Ten years later, she returns disguised as a court musician, determined to become his sharpest blade, and the one piece on the board he can never read.
In the late spring of the eleventh year of Yong'an, a performance of “Guangling San” at the Imperial Music Bureau sent shockwaves through the entire court.
No one knew that the musician known as “Chu Wu” was the sole survivor of the Yan family's massacre ten years ago. No one knew she had endured humiliation for a decade, all to uncover the truth behind the deaths of 137 people.
Emperor Su Zhenghuai recognized her.
He didn’t kill her or send her away. Instead, he kept her in his imperial study to play for him day and night.
“Your position now is on the edge of a cliff.” He looked down at her, his gaze as sharp as a blade.
She thought she was an assassin bent on revenge, only to discover she was merely a pawn on his board.
She thought he was a cold-blooded enemy, until the moment he took an arrow for her and she heard him say:
“I owe you this life. Don’t dirty your hands.”
When the truth came to light, she finally understood: ten years of hatred had been built on a misunderstanding, and ten years of love had been a game of strategy.
And in this game with the world as its stake, who will emerge victorious?
