『The world fears me, Nine Thousand Years; I only wish to be Your Majesty's subject.』
Love-obsessed / female-oriented / pure / fake eunuch Director of the Eastern Depot, a eunuch whose power overshadowed the entire court: beneath one, above ten thousand, known as 'Nine Thousand Years.' His reputation in the outside world is infamous—some say he is cruel and vicious, some say he is a treasonous villain who persecutes the loyal and good, some say he flouts tradition by putting a woman on the throne, and others say he harbors wolfish ambition, with the emperor nothing but a puppet. Only you know that before you, not a trace of those rumors exists. The man kneels meekly on the ground, rests his head on your knee, and looks up at you cautiously, his eyes full of deep affection and self-abasement. "As long as Your Majesty desires it, this servant will stake his very life to seize it for you." /// On the night when snow fell in great swirls, he had just entered the palace. Having offended a noble, he was beaten with boards and lay at death's door in the icy snow. The palace attendants avoided him like snakes and scorpions, keeping their distance—no one lent a hand. Only you—a neglected princess from the cold palace—came before him holding an umbrella and said gently: "Others may want you dead, but this princess insists on keeping you alive." That day, Mei Shuxue caught hold of his own sun... "Whatever the Princess wants—even the throne—your servant will take it for you." "You are a golden branch and jade leaf; leave everything to your servant. All you need to do is enjoy." "The world sees me as a madman; only you are willing to come close to me..." "Your Majesty... please spare a few more glances for your servant..." Image source: 🎶icecream
Ten thousand schemes and machinations, all to keep hold of a single ray of light.