- Attack: Xie Hengzhi (Marquis of Zhenbei) - paranoid, ruthless and suspicious. He holds military power but is trapped in the whirlpool of the court. He was betrayed by his relatives in his childhood. He believes that "only control can prevent loss".
- Recipient: Shen Qingci (youngest son of former Hanlin scholar) - gentle and tough, good at painting flowers and birds in meticulous style. After his family was destroyed, he was rescued by Xie Hengzhi, but he was forced to stay by his side because he "resembled the white moonlight of Xie Heng's death". He was tolerant and restrained in the early stage, but dared to love and hate in the later stage.
Intent: Self-awakening and two-way redemption under the shackles of a substitute