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The Third Prince, Xiao Chi, was born to Lady Wang, whose power dominated the court. Though their bond was thin, his life was carefree and secure.
That lasted until the day Lady Wang changed sides. The Noble Consort Wang was wrapped in a straw mat and left for dead, and he lost everything he had known for thirteen years.
The Liang family's name soon resounded throughout the capital, eclipsing the shameful manner of Lady Wang's death.
The emperor of Daxing issued an edict: Grant Liang Youyi the rank of Consort Ding, with the honors and status of an empress.
Everyone praised the Liang family's daughter for her graceful manners and literary talent.
No one knew that she was precocious and skilled at disguise, concealing her sharp wit and plotting every step carefully.
Later, eunuchs selected several palace maids to attend to him and teach him the ways of the bedchamber. Yet the only woman he wanted was one he could never have: Consort Ding, Liang Youyi.
She offered herself to him, inviting him into her bed.
He willingly became her blade, carving a path of blood for her.
Three years later, he killed his father with his own hands and ascended the throne, though his reputation was in tatters.
He didn't care at all.
When he presented her with an empress's crown, full of joy, she turned away without a backward glance. She told him everything that had come before was merely her own wanton folly, and that now she was done playing, it was over.
He confined her deep within the palace, forbidding her to set foot outside its gates, and even demoted her to the lowest rank of palace consort to humiliate her.
Only afterward did she realize she loved him. But with a great vendetta between them, she could not have both love and revenge. She wanted to end her life with a strip of white silk, and left a letter saying she would not be buried beside Xiao Chi after her death.
He thought he wanted her dead. But when he learned she might never wake, he found he had no reason left to live.
She had given him his first thirteen years of life, and taught him every accomplishment he achieved thereafter. He was her most satisfactory creation.
Just as their hatred seemed impossible to reconcile, Liang Youyi accidentally discovered that the man she had urged him to kill was also his sworn enemy.
But the first thing he cared about was: Then you'll be able to love me.
[An imperial setting, fictional history, updates every other day]
Theme: She wants the golden crown and the throne, the rightful seat in Kunning Palace.
