That night, she shed off the image of a young maiden’s immaturity, forming a ripple in the deepest parts of the Cold Palace… That day, she kneeled before him begging for mercy. She didn’t want anythin...

Shurei Hong, destitute but of noble birth, has always dreamed of working as a civil servant in the imperial court of Saiunkoku, but women are barred from holding office. The emperor Ryuki, however, refuses t...