At death's door, she was saved by him, and in the process found a beautiful love. But she never expected it to end so soon.
With assassins after her, she could barely be sure she would live to see tomorrow.
Carrying hatred and a desire for revenge, she entered the palace, intent on assassinating the man who had ordered the killing. But she never expected the emperor to be less heartless than she imagined, and to be a man capable of such deep love.
In this place of tangled factions, between love and self-interest, would she stay true to her original purpose, or would her feelings change?
There is only a sheet of paper between hate and love.
There is only a single thought between life and death.
Right and wrong ultimately fade away amid the struggle between love and self-interest.
A note about the story:
The ending may not be happy.
The Empress Dowager Xiahou Guangji in this story is Yang Zhixin from the author's previous work, The False Empress.
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Theme: Deep love can lead one astray, but never let down the people you love.
