[Two formidable leads + palace intrigue + unhinged characters + miracle healer + hidden identities + a groveling ex]
She is a poison doctor returned from hell, and a pawn coveted by all under heaven! Watch as the “ugly consort” carefully plots her every move, uncovers the mystery of her birth, and ultimately becomes an empress for the ages! An ugly legitimate daughter? Yet she is the peerless healer stirring an entire dynasty! On their wedding day, Prince Zhou rejects her in front of everyone, splashing a bowl of dog’s blood across her face. “A woman this ugly dares to enter my manor?” Bai Yuzhu sneers, smashes open the manor gates herself, splashes the blood right back, and divorces him on the spot! The Crown Prince then takes the initiative to ask for her hand. “What I want is your status, and the military power behind you.” She conceals the birthmark on her right cheek and hides her medical and martial arts skills as she marries into the Eastern Palace, unaware that she has already become entangled in a shocking conspiracy…
From the very start of their marriage, everything is a scheme. He uses her to secure military power; she relies on him to protect her sect. In public, he is the heir apparent who despises her looks and doubts her motives. In secret, she is the unseen hand that clears his political enemies and breaks the curse poisoning him. Turmoil never ceases at court, Prince Xiao watches hungrily, and the Western Regions’ dark magic stirs… The two test and torment each other amid political schemes. His cold words wound her, yet every time danger strikes, he shields her with his own body. She says what she does not mean, yet time and again lies awake all night over him. When her birthmark fades and her true beauty is revealed, when her identity as a Divine Healer comes to light and the orders her master gave years ago resurface, he finally realizes that he has long since fallen into her trap. But in this game where poison is a token of love and lives are the stakes, who will be the first to lose their heart?
