『Bitter Fruit Is Fruit All the Same』
Framed and besieged during the Yan family's capping ceremony, the undercurrents of the imperial court unearth the twenty-year-old Prince of Pingnan case and the blood debt of three hundred righteous children. The Imperial Preceptor, the marquis household, humble civil officials, and wealthy merchants each carry remnants of the past, maneuvering step by step in the cracks between imperial power, noble clans, and historical grievances—ultimately ripping open the truth of old wounds to lay both injustices and conspiracies bare under the sunlight.
"May we meet in auspicious hours and bask in seasonable blessings; may ten thousand joys bring lasting freedom, and may peace and tranquility accompany us through every dawn and year."