Beneath the Palace Walls

Beauty is not only a blessing. It can also be a disaster. Wei Jie knows this all too well. The second son of the Wei family shines like a pearl, and the women of the capital all flock to him. One day, while out in the city, Wei Jie is surrounded so completely that she can barely move. Then word arrives from home that her marriage has been arranged. Wei Jie faints on the spot. She faints because she is a woman and cannot take a wife. She faints because the woman in question is in love with her older brother. She faints because her blood sugar is low... What finally sends Wei Jie over the edge is discovering that her childhood friend and cousin is the son of a rebel, while the disgraced prince she considers a confidant has murdered the emperor and claimed the throne... The world has fallen into chaos.