In the winter of the seventeenth year of Yongchang, Lin Jianyue woke up from a nightmare. The pain of her previous family being destroyed and her committing suicide by biting her tongue was unforgettable. And the starting point of everything stems from her fiancé, Xiao Linyuan, whose family was in decline.
After resurrecting her life, her goal is clear: to protect her family, stay away from Xiao Linyuan, and make all her enemies pay with blood.
But why, when she saw his thin back kneeling in the snow, did she feel a stinging pain in her heart?
Why does the look in his eyes when he looks at her always look so deep, as if he is burying endless sorrow?
Why was he trying to kill her, but at the same time, he was silently pushing her to the edge of the abyss?
Xiao Linyuan knew everything.
He knew that he had been her nightmare and the executioner who ended her life.
In this life, he broke off the engagement with his own hands, put on a cold mask, and embarked on the road of being a powerful minister destined to be lonely.
He wants to dominate the world so that he can be the hand that turns things around when her family is in crisis.
He had to make enemies all over the court in order to direct all the open and hidden arrows towards him and create a clean place for her.
Love can no longer be expressed, nor can shame be expressed. The only thing he can do is to burn himself to ashes and light her way to peace, even if this road leads to the arms of another man.
When the newly rich man from a humble family and the jewel from an aristocratic family are equally powerful in the court;
When the whirlpool of inheritance captures everyone into the chess game of life and death;
When the beacon smoke in the north and the bloody light in the palace ignite at the same time...
A shocking truth about misunderstanding, sacrifice and silent protection finally slowly revealed its cruel and affectionate full picture in the blood and fire.
Purpose: In the torn apart of personal love and family position, in the historical torrent of collision between poor families and aristocratic families, this book explores a kind of guardianship that transcends possession and staying together: some people are willing to bear all misunderstandings and infamy, burning themselves into the ashes of the times, just to hold up a new and peaceful dawn for you on top of the ruins without having to meet him. This is not only a tragic epic of seeking benevolence but also a profound elegy about misunderstanding, sacrifice and ultimate understanding.