[Historical Romance | Older Love Interest | Marriage Before Love | Tragic Ending | One-on-One]
[Brutal, Ruthless Regent Seme × Forbearing, Gentle Hostage Uke]
Shen Qingyu was sent from Nanhuai as a hostage to marry Xiao Jue, the regent who held power over the court.
Xiao Jue was decisive and ruthless, cold and unfeeling. Everyone feared him.
At first, the two tested each other, but as they spent day after day together, he alone came to love Shen Qingyu sincerely.
A storm suddenly broke out, and Shen Qingyu was framed for conspiring with the enemy.
To protect Xiao Jue, he confessed in court and drank poison, dying on the spot.
The moment Shen Qingyu died in his arms, Xiao Jue's world crumbled.
He purged his enemies and seized sole control of the realm, yet spent the rest of his life driven mad, guarding an old jade pendant and waiting in vain for the one who would never return.
