Powerful man takes what he wants + emotional and physical torment + second male lead takes the heroine + a desperate quest to win her back
Shen Qinghuan was once the purest touch of serenity amid Jiangnan's misty rains. She and her childhood sweetheart, Xie Yuzhi, loved each other deeply and quietly awaited the day they could marry.
An imperial decree shattered the past.
Emperor Jun Lingxiao fell for her at first sight and used his imperial power to take her by force, imprisoning her deep within the palace and showering her with every luxury. Yet he could not make her lower her eyes to him even once.
The harem was full of traps, the emperor kept her captive with possessive obsession, and her old love remained far away.
She held on through despair, while he plotted through the storms.
Everyone said the emperor loved her deeply. Only she knew that what her heart longed for had never been the vast empire, but the young man willing to defy the world for her and take her far away.
