After My Attempt to Seduce the Emperor Failed

She was lowborn. She fawned on me. She tried every trick she could think of to climb into my bed. She was like a loach, with no dignity and no backbone. When I kicked her away, she crawled beneath the head eunuch Wang Yannian. I thought her foolish. I thought her filthy. Until one day, she knelt before me and looked up at me. "Now, am I worthy?" Only then did I realize she had been hiding her talents. I remembered someone once telling me: To truly understand those two words, you have to suffer a little. After that... I racked my brains to drag her back to my side... "They love the you who stands in the light, but I love your shadow. So, Bo Yan, you don't have to hide, you don't have to conceal yourself, and you don't have to... be afraid." "I once fell into the dust, and you once climbed up from it. So, Zhang Yun, thank you. Thank you for never letting go of the hands that held on to mine." "I'm actually a coward. I scare easily. But ever since you held my bloodstained hand tight, I... haven't been afraid." 1. A scheming, proud, devoted guard-dog of an emperor x a sweet, sharp-tongued little fox 2. Bo Yan: The longest road I've ever taken is the emperor's web of schemes. Theme: When life gets hard, don't be afraid. There will always be someone who doesn't mind your mess or your shame, who will take your hand and never let go.