Yin Qinli, the most pampered and precious Princess Xi He of the Great Xuan Dynasty.
Her maternal grandmother is the richest woman in Great Xuan, her mother is the empress, and her brother is the crown prince. She has supreme glory and endless wealth.
Even Emperor Yin Chongyan has shown her a favor beyond anyone's reach.
Everyone thinks she is a useless ornament who knows only how to indulge in luxury. Only those who have crossed her know that she is a madwoman.
The Shen sisters tried to ruin her reputation in front of her intended consort, so she shot them off their horses with a single arrow.
She hung up and roasted the man who deliberately bullied her intended consort.
She caught a trusted courtier who had reported on her and made him soak in poison...
A face like peach blossoms, a heart like a viper's.
The death of Grand Secretary Lin brought her face to face with the notorious "Living King of Hell," the commander of the Xuan Shadow Bureau, Mo Yanzhi, whose name struck terror into the hearts of everyone in Xuanjing.
Mo Yanzhi is the son of the military Wuning Marquis family, but because he suffers from a heart condition, he was sent to live in a royal temple as a child.
Everyone had been waiting for him to die. Instead, he survived and returned to Xuanjing, unleashing a storm of bloodshed.
Yin Qinli finds him very interesting and wants to make him her blade.
People start dying frequently in the palace, their deaths bizarre and horrifying, and the two investigate the cases together.
She deliberately draws close to him, making medicine and promising him a long life.
When Wuning Marquis insults him, she steps forward and exposes his false facade...
Nothing is as it seems, and truth is hard to distinguish from lies.
Mo Yanzhi knows perfectly well that Yin Qinli has wanted only one man as her consort all along: his nephew, Mo Chilie.
Yin Qinli keeps trying to get close to Mo Chilie, but he refuses to yield.
Mo Chilie makes his position clear again and again: "Your Highness, I only want to be with the person I love. If I ever marry, it will be because I love her."
Yin Qinli leaves no room for argument: "Then love me."
She thinks Mo Chilie is such a nuisance. What does love matter? Xuanjing is a city that devours people without even spitting out the bones. Seeking love is no different from seeking death.
But she overlooks the greater nuisance: Mo Yanzhi has already fallen for her.
"Your Highness, have you truly made up your mind to cast me aside?"
"Have you ever raised a dog, Your Highness?"
"A dog recognizes only one master."
"Even after being abandoned, it will keep waiting for its master."
Yin Qinli is a beautiful empty shell created by the emperor.
Beneath that shell lies a dynasty rotten to the core, and an emperor who seeks to sacrifice the world and attain immortality.
Surrounded by enemies on all sides.
Every step carefully planned.
She is determined to tear open this false shell and stand between Heaven and Earth.
Power, status, faith: she wants it all.
Theme: There is always a way forward
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