Two equally strong, both faithful to each other + a battle of political wits | A restrained, calculating marquis, gong × a patient, black-lotus slave, shou
Those in power reform a dark world; those below overthrow its evils.
"Give me a little time."
Time?
That's a luxury only nobles can afford.
He couldn't wait.
If no one was willing to stoop down, then he would climb higher.
The Yongchang Marquis's household, which never bought slaves, gained one.
Later, Duan Xun asked. The man answered, too.
"My lord should ask about the law and his duty." Xie Qi spoke each word slowly, keeping all their old feelings firmly hidden beneath his expression. "The person from the past died at the border long ago."
Duan Xun closed his eyes, his throat tight.
"What if he didn't die?"
Xie Qi was silent for a long time. Candlelight reflected in his eyes, stirring a trace of moisture that vanished almost at once.
"Then it would be a calamity of the highest order."
It would take the two of them a long time to understand that meeting again did not mean they were coming home.
Some things were destined from the moment they met.
Theme: Ideals come before everything else.
