The Face Reader / The Physiognomist
That day, she scaled a courtyard wall,
and amidst an uplifting glance upon raising her eyes, it was her very first encounter with him.
Three years later, she was drawn into the vortex of political intrigue by a decree of imperial marriage,
her fate derailed, while their youthful romance ultimately turned into a regret.
Even with the art of physiognomy in her grasp, able to see through the life and death of all under heaven, she could not see through the superficiality of deep affection and shallow destiny.
Years later, as the imperial court was gripped by treacherous political turmoil, she used physiognomy to break the deadlock,
holding the pieces and controlling the board amidst the chaotic chess game of a turbulent era, stepping through a rain of blades and a sea of blood to ascend the throne.
Though the road ahead was covered in thorns, she would break free from the shackles of destiny,
to journey toward an empire-overturning romance deep within the palace walls together with her beloved.
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