The Shadow of the Peony
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One is a Queen built on secrets. The other is a maid who risks everything for the heart.
In the suffocating halls of the Gyeongbokgung Palace, Queen Hyo-jin is known as the "Ice Peony"-a stoic, cold masterpiece hiding a birth secret that could topple the Joseon Dynasty. To the world, she is a goddess; in private, she is a prisoner of her own crown.
But the frost begins to melt when she meets Sohye, a brilliant and observant maid who sees the woman behind the royal mask. In the flickering shadows of the library, a forbidden love blooms-one that offers Hyo-jin her first taste of humanity, but carries a price paid in blood.
In a palace of predators where whispers are deadlier than blades, their bond is a death sentence. As a Blood Moon rises and political traps close in, Hyo-jin and Sohye must decide: will they sacrifice their love to save the throne, or burn the kingdom to the ground for the truth?
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