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Zhu Qinghou was once arrogant and overbearing, a man who flaunted his family’s power to act with utter impunity. However, the tides turned overnight. The Zhu family fell from grace and was sentenced to exile. By a cruel twist of fate, they were sent directly to the fief of Prince Su.
It was common knowledge that Prince Su’s eyes had been destroyed because of Zhu Qinghou. He harbored a hatred that ran deep into his bones. The world whispered that Zhu Qinghou wouldn’t survive three days in the Prince’s hands.
True to expectations, the cage holding a shackled Zhu Qinghou was delivered to the Prince’s manor that very night.
Prince Su stood there, eyes covered by a white cloth, looking down from his heights as he prepared to savor the pathetic state of his dying enemy.
Zhu Qinghou lay dying, his voice devoid of any will to live. Instead, it was filled with a suppressed, trembling affection.
I loved you so much that I couldn’t bear to see anyone else in your eyes. That is why I committed such a grave mistake back then.
He let out a tragic laugh. To die at your hands now. I have no regrets.
The manor fell into a deathly silence.
Prince Su listened expressionlessly before leaning down. His voice was soft, yet eerily twisted: Since you harbor such deep feelings for me, how could I ever have the heart to let you die so easily?
Many waited for the news of Zhu Qinghou’s death. They waited one year, then another, only to witness the Zhu family’s name being cleared and a new Emperor ascending the throne.
Zhu Qinghou appeared even more radiant than in his youth. He sat lazily upon the imperial carriage, acting as flamboyant and unrestrained as ever.
He thought to himself with casual indifference: The new Emperor is truly a fool to have actually believed my lies.
Beside him, the Emperor stared at him without blinking, his gaze terrifyingly calm.
Qinghou, who are you thinking about now?
Themes: Manipulation, redemption, and the thin line between love and hate.
