Su Mingzhu is the adopted daughter of the Eastern Depot's chief eunuch, second only to The Outcast and above everyone else. She is arrogant, domineering, willful, and spoiled.
No one could have imagined that someone would make this little princess of the Eastern Depot fall in love, willing to descend from her lofty pedestal for him.
The people of the Eastern Depot were devastated. They had calculated every possibility outside, only to let some pretty boy take advantage of the opening!
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Su Mingzhu had someone she loved from a young age. During the flood, he was the only one who came down from the heavens and lent her a helping hand.
When they met again, Su Mingzhu was overjoyed and decided she had to repay him.
She wanted to make him happy, help him fulfill his ambitions, and also... marry him.
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On their wedding night, Su Mingzhu awoke to find the Eastern Depot ablaze.
Her new husband wore a brilliant red flying-fish uniform, and the badge of the Embroidered Uniform Guard commander reflected the dazzling firelight.
He remained lofty and aloof as a pine beneath the cold moon, but when he looked at her, his smile was tender.
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Carrying the blood feud of his family, Gu Rong climbed step by step to the heights of power, becoming a mysterious commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, feared by all despite his youth.
His revenge was complete, but the one person he loved no longer smiled at him.
1. A bright, guileless little ray of sunshine x a dark, cold-hearted wolf in sheep's clothing
2. A groveling-for-forgiveness arc that isn't much of one
Theme: Take love seriously
