[Dual Female Leads, Dual Alphas, Both Strong, Both Unhinged, Happy Ending]
Fourteen years ago, the empress appointed Luo Qing, who had just taken top honors in both the civil and military examinations, as tutor to the crown prince.
Born into a clan with a thousand-year legacy, Luo Qing was determined to seize the throne and climb to the top. To ensure she had no weaknesses, she forced herself to destroy everything she loved. She was ruthless to others, and even more ruthless to herself.
When they first met, Luo Qing used her inner strength to shatter little Ying Yu's most treasured wooden sword. Everyone thought Ying Yu was about to throw a tantrum, but instead she clutched Luo Qing's sleeve and said, "I want to learn how to fight." She became Luo Qing's disciple: the ruler as student, the subject as teacher.
Fourteen years later, Luo Qing had taught her everything she knew. Ying Yu had even surpassed her teacher. Her heart was colder than Luo Qing's, and her methods more ruthless. To secure her position as crown prince, Ying Yu even pointed her sword at Luo Qing.
Ying Yu's childhood memories had long since grown hazy, but Luo Qing would never forget little Ying Yu saying, "I want to protect Master."
Luo Qing also had no idea that the secret chamber in the Eastern Palace was filled with portraits Ying Yu had painted of her and poems she had written for her. To make Luo Qing happy, Ying Yu had become the person Luo Qing wanted her to be.
As for their private feelings:
She was glad that Ying Yu had learned everything she knew, yet resented how well she had learned it.
She was glad that Ying Yu praised her for being ruthless, yet resented that Ying Yu saw only her schemes and cunning.
As for the power struggle:
The Luo clan had a thousand years of history and deep reserves of power, making Ying Yu wary.
The crown prince was brilliant and ruled with an iron hand, leaving Luo Qing no choice but to be on her guard.
A struggle for power, the rites between ruler and subject, the judgments of society: they torment each other and secretly love each other.
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