Lin Haihai would be spending the night in the hospital. Exhausted, she went back to her room and threw herself onto the bed, falling asleep almost at once. In the brief moment between wakefulness and slumber, she wondered why Baizi had yet to return after so long.

She dreamed of a younger Keqing. She had been an unfavored Lady of Talent, and she fell in love with a handsome prince. The rules of the mundane world prevented them from getting together. They could only yearn for each other from a distance. Then she gave birth to an imperial prince and became the Imperial Consort. Not long after, the then empress passed away due to illness, and she took over with the status she earned not through herself, but her son.

After the emperor passed away also, her son became the legitimate ruler. He was young, but he’d already lost himself in selfish desires and casual cruelty. Her past lover, the handsome prince, had to force the young emperor to make him a regent to assist him in court matters. They began to see each other frequently, which ended up exposing their relationship to the princess consort. During one of their meetings, she drank the...