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In the flourishing yet perilous Northern Liang Empire, masks are safer than faces.
Murong Chen, the emperor's ninth son and King of Jing'an, lives like a winter peak-still, distant, and untouchable.
He skips court, ignores academy rules, and collects titles and rewards without asking. To the people he is the Cold Prince; to ministers, the devil's incarnation; to siblings, a spoiled brat. Yet behind his calmness lies a secret poison that freezes his blood each month-Black Lotus Frost, an incurable toxin born before his first breath. The emperor shields him, the empress mourns him in silence, and the crown prince-his closest brother-protects his secret from the empire's eyes.
Is Murong Chen a pampered son, a troublemaker, or a storm in disguise? In a palace where truth is dangerous, the only one who knows the answer is the prince himself.