Xirao Jiang

Before leaving his hometown, Leo Lowe makes a promise to his fiancée, Tina Leed, that once he becomes emperor, he will return to make her his empress. Years later, he successfully establishes a new dynasty and becomes the emperor of it, so he returns to the village disguised as an ordinary villager to fulfill his promise, not expecting to be forced to pay just to get through the entrance.

Ray Dunn, a notorious outcast scorned by everyone in Hayle, squanders his family's wealth and contributes nothing to society—until a sudden accident transforms him, and he awakens as an entirely different person.

Princess Emilia York of Navara grows up alongside Zorvia's princes, knowing she must one day choose her husband—and the heir to the throne. Close to Lucius Tate since childhood, Emilia is expected to become his future wife—until he shocks everyone by insisting on marrying Winona Langston, turning Emilia into the object of ridicule. As she discovers true happiness with Conrad Tate, Lucius finally realizes his own feelings for her—but by then, it's too late.

Sandra Steele, the illegitimate daughter of the prime minister, accidentally spends a night with the abstinent regent, Duke Joshua. She then finds out that she is pregnant with twins a month later. Facing the tragic death of her mother and the pressure from her father to become someone else's concubine, Sandra has no choice but to reveal her pregnancy, yet she is brutally beaten for it.

Before leaving his hometown, Leo Lowe makes a promise to his fiancée, Tina Leed, that once he becomes emperor, he will return to make her his empress. Years later, he successfully establishes a new dynasty and becomes the emperor of it, so he returns to the village disguised as an ordinary villager to fulfill his promise, not expecting to be forced to pay just to get through the entrance.

To please his illegitimate sister Cecilia Rogers, Jack Rogers takes the entire Juset garrison to the outskirts to light beacons for her birthday, fulfilling her selfish request. As a result, when bandits invade the city, Margaret Rogers desperately sends multiple urgent letters via carrier pigeon, begging Jack to return with the troops. But amidst the chaos, Cecilia mysteriously goes missing. Enraged by the loss, Jack blames Margaret—and, in a fit of madness, kills her.