Sun Yueyao was the most inconspicuous concubine-born daughter in the prime minister's household. She spent ten years plotting to escape her family's control once and for all, only to be forced by an imperial decree to take the place of the family's most beloved legitimate daughter and marry the deposed crown prince.
Who could have guessed that the deposed crown prince had also spent ten years plotting? At a banquet in the empress's palace, he launched a coup, seized the throne, and became a tyrant.
The tyrant Du Yunxiao was consumed by his love for her, yet he did not trust her. But she only wanted to protect herself and live a peaceful life. How could she fall in love with a tyrant?
The concubine-born daughter and the tyrant became trapped in a tangled love-hate relationship, unable to escape.
Du Yunxiao: “Does she love him?”
Du Yunxiao: “How could she possibly not love him?”
