Plum Blossoms and Sparse Shadows

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Blurb

That year, in the red plum grove, she held an umbrella over him, shielding him from the snow that blanketed the world...

Before she turned eighteen, Liu Ruzhen was already renowned as a talented student at the palace academy. Born into a family of historians in Yuanjing, she had helped her father and brothers compile histories since childhood. To compile the official history and leave a record for later generations was her life's wish.

Until the snowy month of the ninth intercalary year of Qing Shizong's reign, when the imperial edict accused her family of using historical records to defame others. Soldiers confiscated their home, the men were exiled, and the women were enslaved... From then on, the once-noble young lady was taken into the palace, where she had to tread carefully while serving the emperor.

There was an out-of-favor prince in the palace named Song Chen.

The first time she saw Song Chen, he was burning joss paper.

The second time she saw Song Chen, he was kneeling in the snow as punishment.

The third time she saw him, he called her "Sister Liu."

That "Sister" made Liu Ruzhen's hair stand on end.

She knew he was pretending to be close to her so he could use her to gain the emperor's trust. What she didn't know was that, after their first encounter in the plum grove, a seed of affection had already taken root in Song Chen's heart.

Song Chen had nearly made a terrible mistake. He couldn't bear to hand Liu Ruzhen over to his mad father.

He wanted revenge, and she wanted to restore her family's good name and prove that they had acted with integrity.

They joined forces for mutual benefit, and unintentionally uncovered that the secrets of the previous dynasty and the false accusations against the Liu family were both tied to the emperor...

In a treacherous court and a turbulent official world, with imperial power blotting out the sky, who could stand by their side?

Theme: Be a good person.