Beneath the Plum Blossom Tree
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Last published Wed, Aug 27, 2025
In the final days of the Qin dynasty, the noble Shi family falls to ruin, executed under the command of a ruthless Han general. Amid the bloodshed, a single infant survives: Ai Yi, spirited away by her mother's loyal maid, Ah Mei. To protect her, Ai Yi is raised as a boy under the name Li Yuan Zhi, concealing both her identity as the last Shi and her gender.
Years later, Yuan Zhi uncovers the truth of her lineage. Haunted by the past and driven by vengeance, she vows to reclaim justice for her family. Mastering the world of scholars, she ascends through the imperial exams and enters the heart of the Han court, where fate entwines her with Princess Zilan, the sharp-witted and strong-willed granddaughter of the very man who destroyed the Shi clan.
But as an impossible love quietly takes root, Ai Yi finds herself caught in a tormenting web of deception. Her loyalty to the dead demands blood, yet her heart pulls her toward life, love and the enemy. To claim either justice or happiness, she must make an unthinkable choice: to reveal her true self as both a woman and the last heir of the Shi, or continue the lie that has been her only shield.
In a world ruled by war, power, and secrets, can she dare to unmask herself without losing everything?
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