Chu Qinghe atones for his family's sins and becomes Shen Jue's bedchamber in the palace.
Shen Jue watched her with cold eyes as she struggled to survive in this cannibal palace, never showing any pity to her, and even allowed her jealous concubine to poison her into muteness.
Qinghe endured it silently, becoming numb and cold-hearted as he made things difficult and humiliated day after day.
I just hope that when I reach the age, I will leave the palace and fly far away, and never see him again in this life.
However, just three days before Qing He was to leave the palace, this cold-blooded, aloof emperor suddenly seemed to have changed. He pestered her in every possible way and refused to let her go.
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Later, he finally understood that even though he could hold thousands of miles of mountains and rivers in his hands, he could not hold this woman's heart.
Intent: deep palace sadomasochism