Summary
Three days after I ascend the throne, the strategist who helped me win the realm collapses. When he wakes, Pei Fuzhou seems convinced he is my beloved male favorite instead of the brilliant minister I mean to reward. He begs for my attention, slips closer whenever I try to keep my distance, and sets the whole court gossiping. But his talent deserves a place in history, not a life confined to my harem. As I struggle to protect his reputation and my own heart, his returning memory raises an unsettling question: how much of his affection was ever caused by the poison?