Machiavellian revenge + two-way redemption
The Idle Prince × The Exterminated Lady
The prime minister's palace was overthrown with red makeup and blood. She crawled back to the capital from hell, took off her dignified plain clothes, changed into a flamboyant one, and transformed into the prince's favorite, just to find out the truth about her father's unjust case of collaborating with the enemy.
In the eyes of the emperor, he was a carefree and uncontested prince, but at the moment he rescued her, he made a move in the chess game - hiding his edge, deploying private soldiers, and accompanying her every step of the way amidst the light of swords and shadows.
There is an undercurrent in the court, the hypocrisy of the left prime minister is disrupting the harem, the cruelty of the queen, and the emperor who occupies the throne actually arranges a shocking death that forces him to ascend the throne.
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When the truth is revealed and the secrets of the previous dynasty surface, they are both chess pieces and chess players.
"Your Highness, you and I are just using each other, why should we show true feelings?"
His fingertips touched the pearls on her temples, and his eyes were full of deep affection: "Ning'er, from the day I rescued you, I never thought about escaping unscathed."
Bloody feud, imperial power game
Intention: evil but not evil, right but not right