She is a seamstress Shizune. Out of sight. Disposable.
Until the queen died in front of her, everything changed.
In the silent corridors of the Forbidden Palace, Zhao Ruixi mended the silks of the royal women with venomous smiles. She cannot speak. She couldn't hear. At least that's what everyone thinks. As the queen stumbles back to her room, bleeding and dying at Ruixi's feet, she just watches.
"She didn't scream," one guard muttered. "Not even when the empress fell."
He is Li Zihao - ruthless and ruthless, hiding behind the guise of a eunuch. But beneath the servant's robes lies a prince, long exiled and sent to clean up the rot behind the palace walls. When he meets the silent seamstress, he sees more than just submission.
"You heard more than they thought," he said quietly. ""You never speak unless it's important. "
She didn't answer. But her embroidery does.
In the hem of the Queen's last robe, he discovered an ancient, hand-stitched message: The Truth.
"Is it you? "
Her eyes flickered, steady and unreadable.
As suspicions rise and allies betray, Li Zihao and Zhao Ruixi get closer to danger, secrets, and something neither expected: trust. Or, something more dangerous than trust.
"If I fall," he said, "will you remain silent? "
She didn't answer with words, but pressed a thread on his palm, which was as red as blood.
In a world of lies, love can be the most poignant betrayal.
Purpose: Find the truth in silence and ignite hope in darkness.
