[Revenge Payoff] [Cast-Off Daughter's Rise] [Supernatural Abilities] [Light Political Intrigue] [Powerful Pair] [Courtroom Battles]
Yu Mingjiao was born with a pair of strange eyes that let her glimpse people's fortunes, distinguish good from evil, and foresee fatal calamities.
Cast out by the Shangshu household and abandoned in the wilderness, she was saved by the Prince of Zhenbei. Amid the bitter winds and snow of the northern frontier, she grew into a woman with a cool, unyielding spirit.
The day she returned to the imperial capital, the hypocrisy of the court, the emperor's suspicion, and the murderous schemes in the inner palace were all laid bare before her eyes.
She could see through everyone, except Xie Hansheng.
Xie Hansheng was the heir of the century-old Xie family, an esteemed and powerful official in the Censorate.
Cool as snow, with calm, distant eyes, he greeted everyone with a measure of courtesy and spoke with a touch of warmth, like a jade Guanyin untouched by worldly dust.
No one knew that one glimpse of Yu Mingjiao that day had made him hide her in the darkest depths of his heart. His obsession took root, and his madness endured for years.
In court, he took a blade for her, then said it was only "the least I could do."
In a dark alley, he killed for her, then smiled and asked, "Miss Yu, are you afraid?"
When she was framed, he turned half the court upside down with a flick of his hand. Then he looked back at her with red-rimmed eyes and whispered, "I didn't do anything. They deserved to die."
Yu Mingjiao asked him, "Xie Hansheng, what is it you want from me?"
He lowered his eyes and lightly brushed her wrist bone with his fingertips, his voice as low as a bewitching spell.
"You worry too much, Miss Yu."
"I just... can't bear to see you hurt."
He was a gentleman of impeccable bearing in court, yet for her alone, he was a devoted demon lost in the chains of love.
All he wanted in this life was to keep her safe and happy year after year, and give her a lifetime of exclusive devotion.
