Lin Lingze had been cherished by his parents, but overnight his family was struck by disaster. Forced to become someone else's substitute, he spent years by the Crown Prince's side. His life was comfortable enough, but he understood that it was all because of his face.
He bore a striking resemblance to the late Li Wenji.
From the very beginning, Yang Jin clearly distinguished Lin Lingze from Li Wenji. He never truly treated Lin Lingze as a substitute. He simply wanted to use him to achieve his own ends.
But later, Yang Jin genuinely fell in love.
While investigating a case in the south, Yang Jin came across Lin Lingze being hunted and saved his life.
From then on, Lin Lingze remained by Yang Jin's side. Each with their own schemes, they spent more than four years together.
When he returned to the capital, Yang Jin brought Lin Lingze with him.
The capital was far from peaceful. First a consort died, then a prince was poisoned, and finally someone planted explosives at what should have been a perfectly ordinary Dragon Boat Festival banquet.
Everyone said Lin Lingze had suffered terribly. His parents had been murdered, leaving him all alone, and he was willing to become Li Wenji's substitute in order to catch the culprit behind it all. But Lin Lingze had his own reason for getting close to Yang Jin, one he could not put into words.
Everyone knew Yang Jin was mediocre. Aside from the emperor, all the officials wanted to appoint a different crown prince. This time, Yang Jin stopped hiding, and his sharpness gradually came to light.
Just as their feelings reached their peak, their true motives were exposed, and their former intimacy came to an abrupt end.
Lin Lingze chose to leave the capital and travel far away.
He took on a new identity as the village schoolteacher, living a quiet and peaceful life.
Until two years later, when Yang Jin appeared before him again...
A smiling top who is occasionally ruthless but also gentle x a bottom who rarely smiles, is occasionally slow-witted, but is clever
Theme: You can't lie to yourself
