A Song for You: With You by My Side, I Have a Place to Belong

[Pure Love + Historical Romance + Emperor + Maid + Political Intrigue] She is a flower blooming from the dust, and a blade steeped in poison. Yueyao, the lowliest maid in the prince's manor, is chosen for the palace after a dance that leaves everyone spellbound. She has no idea she has long been a pawn in a game beyond her control. The poison “Qianji” eats away at her bones every month, while Prince Qi, the mastermind behind it all, speaks like a curse that clings to her: “Either he dies, or you and everyone you care about will wish you were dead.” He is the hand moving the pieces, and the abyss before her with no end in sight. The young emperor, Pei Mo, rules an empire, aloof and inscrutable. After a carefully orchestrated “chance encounter,” he places her at his side, teaches her music and chess, and weaves an apparently casual show of favor into a tender snare. When he looks at her, there is a meaning in his eyes she cannot read. His fingertips seem warm enough to melt ice, yet he personally orders the extermination of an entire clan, smiling as blood stains the palace steps. Forced to struggle between loyalty and betrayal, survival and conscience, The song is unfinished, but the game is already in ruins. A calculating emperor × a maid from the prince's manor Will they stand side by side and watch over an enduring empire, or meet their end together, lamenting the cruel twists of fate…