Sixteen years ago, Cui Xinci lost her youngest son in a tragedy. She raised her eldest, Yang Zaifu, through hardship—only for him to vanish after heading to the capital for the imperial exams. Desperate and caring for her gravely ill granddaughter, Cui journeys to the capital in search of him. There, she endures betrayal from her own son, humiliation from powerful noble families, and crushing cruelty. Unbeknownst to them all, the son she has never stopped searching for has become the untouchable Regent King—watching over her from the shadows.
