『Hidden Sovereign of the Golden Hall』
Xiao Chengyao, a tyrant who took hold of the empire at just twenty years old. Ruthless and unpredictable, he is feared by the entire court. Yet no one knows that this emperor, who tolerates no defiance from anyone, treats only the imperial study companion who grew up alongside him as his untouchable, indispensable weakness. Now twenty-one, the companion should have long vacated this unbefitting position. Using the stability of the realm as their pretext, the ministers pressure Xiao Chengyao to wed an empress and secure the royal line. They want to send their daughters into the inner palace to carve up imperial power through marriage. Yet Xiao Chengyao wants to know only one thing—if the world and his study companion cannot coexist, which one should he destroy?
I can tolerate your defiance, but I will never tolerate your departure.