Phoenixes Changing Nests

Xuezhu entered the palace three years ago but never once laid eyes on the emperor, confined to a remote and desolate palace, forgotten by all. On the night she stepped out of the cold palace, the imperial city was filled with cries and chaos, as palace maids and eunuchs fled in panic. Amidst the blazing flames, a young general clad in blood-stained black armor reined in his horse, his features sharp and heroic. Looking down from his steed, his gaze lingered on the former palace consort, clad in thin garments as if she could be broken by the wind, his eyes wild and arrogant— The aloof beauty who once treated him with cold indifference had now fallen into his grasp. Noble daughter of a pr...