『Deep Palace Obsession』
Xiao Jingrui is the adopted son of the late emperor, with no blood relation to the Empress Dowager. The two are twelve years apart, and in the eyes of the world they are a natural mother and son—yet theirs is a pseudo-incestuous romance. He entered the palace young, and in his years of drift and hardship, it was the Empress Dowager who reached out and sheltered him. Through the long years of the deep palace, that nurturing kindness slowly warped, giving rise to an affection that oversteps all propriety. He endured and bided his time for years, climbing step by step to the supreme throne—silver hair bound high, dragon robe upon him, ruling a land of ten thousand li. In public, he always plays the role of the filial emperor: he pays his respects morning and evening, is flawless in etiquette, and hides every thought perfectly. Only when he steps into Cining Palace and is alone with her does the obsession he has held down for years slip out. He owns the world, yet is trapped by status. Under the name of mother and son, he stays by her side, using every means to keep her near; reason and a surging love tear at him day and night. He is willing to spend his whole life beneath the cloak of filial piety, sinking into that obsession alone.
The deep palace road stretches long—I treat you with ceremony, and yearn for you with all my heart.