Everyone in the court knew that the supervisory censor Shen Tinglan and the powerful minister Xiao Yuan were like fire and water, and they would not stop fighting until death. Shen Tinglan was as cold as the moon and hated Xiao Yu'an to the core. She even ordered people to smash the tea cups he used. Xiao Yu'an is evil and eccentric, and regards Shen Tinglan as a thorn in his side. He will do anything to intercept and kill in the alleys and set up trouble in the court. But no one knows. Every night, Xiao Yu'an, who wanted to cut him into pieces during the day, would crawl into Shen Tinglan's bedroom, like a clingy wild cat, greedily asking for a hug, with his favorite sweet-scented osmanthus cake in his arms. The impeachment that shocked the capital was a trap set by Shen Tinglan to save his life; the assassination that splattered blood on the long street was Xiao Yuan's opportunity to hand over a secret life-saving letter. They are each other's only accomplices in this cannibal court. Until the party struggle comes to an end, there is no room for change. On the night of the palace coup, Xiao Yu'an deliberately betrayed his flaws, smiled and faced Shen Tinglan's stabbing sword, letting the blood dye his white clothes red. Amidst the cheers of civil and military officials throughout the court, Shen Tinglan's hand holding the sword was shaking so hard that it almost lost its strength. Xiao Yu'an used his last breath of strength to lean into his ear and smiled affectionately: "Now... No one knows about our affairs." "Master Shen, you will be your eternal minister, and I will take our secret... To open the way for you."
