The world says I have been blessed with a charmed life.
My father is a first-rank official, and my mother hails from a prestigious, noble clan.
Both of my elder brothers serve in the imperial court, and all three of my elder sisters have married into high-ranking families.
Since childhood, I have been draped in the finest silks and fed the rarest delicacies from jade platters.
Even the trifles I play with on a whim are worth enough to sustain an ordinary family for half a lifetime.
Yet, outsiders see only the surface of my tapestry-like life.
They do not understand that greatness brings its own burdens. Within these embroidered curtains and silken screens, schemes lie hidden at every turn.
Between the golden chalices and jade chopsticks, murderous intent flashes when least expected.
A single misstep is all it takes to fall into the bottomless abyss.
