In the first year of Ling'an, a young emperor takes the throne—but true power lies with Princess Yang Lingyun, backed by her powerful maternal clan. Rumors swirl that she seeks the crown, and her greatest obstacle is Lin Weiran, the noble heir turned imperial tutor.... more>>

The capital buzzes with talk of an inevitable power struggle. Even Yang Lingyun starts to question her own heart.

One night, she asks him, “What if I really wanted the throne?”

After a long silence, he answers, “Then I’d stop you.”

She doesn’t rage. Instead, she smiles softly, trailing a finger along his lips, her voice low and intimate: “So even you think I want the throne... don’t you?”

In a court full of schemes and shifting loyalties, where power and affection blur, the line between love and betrayal grows dangerously thin. <<less