One heart full of longing, entrusted to two distant places.
She is the reserved and self-possessed daughter of the Grand Tutor, yet for her family's sake, she is determined to climb to the blood-soaked summit.
She is the Emperor's favored consort, bold and ruthless, willing to shatter herself for the true love of one man, with no regrets.
A bloodthirsty laugh shatters the Forbidden City's silent night. A dab of vermilion on her lips cannot conceal her poisonous allure.
We are all merely pieces on Heaven's chessboard, yet we still imagine we can control our own fate. Drowning in this whirlpool of power and favor, we are on the verge of sinking for good.
So let us all don our masks and put on the performance of a lifetime. Let's see who wins and who loses in this battle between the favored consort and the power-hungry consort.
What? You still have a conscience? What? Are you afraid?
