In her previous life, Gu Yanzhi, the General Who Guards the North, was sentenced to death by the empress with a cup of poisoned wine.
As he lay dying, he saw the tear behind her ceremonial crown.
Reborn, he wants neither military power nor a fiefdom.
He asks only to enter the palace and become her personal guard.
While she reads memorials, he kneels beside her and grinds her ink.
When she is attacked, he takes an arrow for her, but lets only her touch his wound.
At last, the empress grips his chin:
“General, what is it you really want?”
He tilts his head back, baring his neck:
“Your Majesty, I beg you to make me your possession.”
