To climb the ranks, the treacherous eunuch Jiang Su curries favor with the powerful and commits every manner of evil.
No one could have guessed that the person he planned to raise to the throne with his bloodstained hands was the radiant deposed crown prince, Li Yi.
Only Li Yi himself has no idea.
Crown Prince Li Yi is gentle as jade, skilled in both civil and martial affairs, and born to be an emperor.
He has only one flaw: he loves the utterly vile eunuch, Jiang Su.
Unfortunately, Jiang Su himself has no idea either.
The wise ruler and the treacherous courtier clash in public, yet secretly each thinks of the other in everything they do.
Until one day, Jiang Su gets drunk at a banquet.
Taking advantage of the alcohol, he brazenly sways his hips and straddles Li Yi's thigh, his expression alluring and teasing. "Let me tell Your Highness a secret. I'm actually... only pretending to be a traitor."
Li Yi isn't drunk at all, but he adopts an intimate attitude he has never shown before. Gently yet imperiously, he grips Jiang Su's chin. "How fortunate. I'm not a true gentleman either."
Wise ruler seme x treacherous eunuch uke, mutual pining
Theme: When one door closes, another opens.
