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A fictional dynasty, inspired by the aristocratic politics of the Wei, Jin, and Northern and Southern Dynasties, and the secret guard system of the Tang Dynasty.
Top: Xiao Jingheng, the cold and ruthless Prince of Zhenbei, with power over all. He falls for the shadow guard he has kept by his side since childhood.
Bottom: Shen Zhao, a taciturn shadow guard who was brought back to the prince's manor by Xiao Jingheng as a child. He is highly skilled in martial arts and medicine.
[Synopsis]
When Shen Zhao was seven, Xiao Jingheng found him among a pile of corpses and brought him back to the manor. From then on, Shen Zhao became his shadow guard.
Taciturn and obedient, he was willing to be the sharpest blade in his prince's hand.
But Xiao Jingheng gradually realized that the shadow guard he had raised by his side since childhood had become his most secret obsession.
After an assassination attempt, Xiao Jingheng was poisoned with a lust-inducing drug and lost all reason. He forced himself on Shen Zhao.
Afterward, Shen Zhao remained as respectful as ever, as if that night had been nothing but a shameful dream.
But three months later, he suddenly fainted while carrying out a mission, only to realize that he was pregnant...
For a shadow guard to bear a child is a grave taboo.
If Xiao Jingheng found out, Shen Zhao would surely die.
He gritted his teeth and kept it secret, but on the night Xiao Jingheng faked his death, Shen Zhao left and vanished without a trace.
Five years later, in a small town on the northern frontier.
Shen Zhao had become a renowned physician. When he met that man again, a troop of armored cavalry shattered the town's peace...
A possessive prince x a devoted, long-suffering shadow guard. From master and servant to lovers, their emotional push and pull is intense.
A fake pregnancy-and-run story, with a second-chance reunion, mixing sweetness and angst.
Political intrigue and romance run side by side, with manor infighting, martial-world grudges, and court power plays.
Happy ending. Xiao Jingheng has to work hard to win back his wife.
Theme: Love can break through the constraints of convention.
