One is the daughter of a disgraced official, confined to her family’s old mansion. To secure a place in the palace for her younger brother, she is married off to an inconsequential, mentally disabled prince.
The palace walls tower high, their eaves blotting out the sky.
Every day, she lives in fear, treading on thin ice.
The other is an illegitimate orphan left behind by a struggle for power. For years, he has feigned madness and foolishness, biding his time. Just as he is ready to make his move, he is ordered to marry.
The court is corrupt, ruled by wolves and jackals.
He intends to unleash a storm of bloodshed, but he never counted on the new bride entering the palace.
“Young people should make themselves look a little more presentable,” the old emperor said kindly with a faint smile.
“A fool? Who would ever like a fool?” The third prince spoke harshly, his face dark with malice.
“Your Highness, please mind your words and take good care,” Auntie Jing urged earnestly.
“You wretch, you and your brother should have been dead long ago,” the empress said with utter contempt.
A hand clamped around Guan Shuo’s throat and tightened, trying to snap her neck.
“Elder Sister, come to your senses.”
“Kill him.”
“You’re too naive.”
“The winner becomes king, the loser is condemned. That’s how it’s always been.”
Life is as insignificant as a blade of grass, drifting with the tides of changing power...
Guan Shuo suddenly opened her eyes. A pair of dark green eyes stared steadily at her. “Do you believe me or not?”
Theme: The short-sightedness of the world is nothing but prejudice.
The butler siblings have a lot of backgrounds
Why smelting? Rebellion?
It's very nice, but I'm already dazzled by the name! Who is Zhongcai?
There are too many rare words. I am a layman!! I want to ask when I will return to the palace to start my career! Will I fall in love with the prince?
Why is the prince a fool?