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One rainy night, Shen Zhao found Bai Yu in the imperial archives, burning evidence of the old treason. qiang jin jiu novel english translation
“Help me burn the throne instead,” Shen Zhao whispered. For the first time, Bai Yu’s mask slipped
But Shen Zhao had learned patience in the northern marshes. He also had learned that the emperor’s most feared spymaster, a eunuch named Bai Yu, was not a monster but a man with his own secret: a younger brother held hostage in the palace dungeons. For the first time
Shen Zhao turned, eyes like winter stars. “And you let me. That is the only truth between us.”