In the last years of Yongzheng's reign, the first emperor died, and the sixth elder brother, Hongzhen, kept his filial piety for three years, and six out of thirty came to power. He is diligent, wise, and well versed in power. He is an iron-blooded emperor who sits in the Qianqing Palace. However, after a sudden glimpse at the Hesheli Mansion, he lost his sense of reason for half his life.
Hesheli Mingzhu, the sweetheart of the aristocratic family, is outspoken and smart, has good tea skills, and is good at silk and bamboo. She was originally a carefree lady who yearned for the pleasures of the market. However, because of a dance at the Queen Mother's birthday banquet, she was forcibly trapped in the red wall by the emperor who addressed herself as "Sixth Master" when he was incognito.
The honors and favors paved by Haitang in the palace were the preference he gave her, and they were also the shackles that pushed her into the forefront of the storm. He broke palace rules for her, sacrificed his body, hid his imperial paranoia, and only asked for her love; she gave up her freedom for him, entered the palace, and transformed from a straightforward girl to a well-behaved imperial concubine. However, after her brother was wronged and his confidants suffered, the seeds of cruelty were planted in her heart.
The difference between monarch and minister is the natural chasm between them; the love between children is the obsession hidden behind the dragon curtain. Begonia blooms and falls, honors and favors change. He is her disaster and her return; she is his weakness and his lifelong concern. In the deep palace, a bond in the name of love eventually entangled the court games and the blood rain in the harem, until it turned into ashes and the original intention was hard to find.
Intention: Taking the love-hate entanglement between Hongzhen and Mingzhu as the axis, the author writes about the true dilemma under the iron-blooded imperial power. The emperor's preference is never about salvation, but about pushing the beautiful woman into the shackles of disputes; the beautiful woman's affection is never a weakness, but the confidence to achieve nirvana in the desperate situation of the deep palace. It explores the dilemma of "love between children" and "country, country and country", and hides the regret and questioning about "the emperor's incomplete love".