The poison emperor beloved After her mother's mysterious death, Lin Qingyue's once-happy life is shattered. With her father constantly away serving the empire, she is left at the mercy of her cruel stepmother—a woman who was once her mother's trusted maid. Behind a gentle smile hides a heart filled with greed, for she murdered Qingyue's mother to steal her place and now plots to destroy the rightful daughter as well.When Qingyue's engagement to the handsome Second Prince is stolen by her jealous half-sister, she is instead forced into a marriage with the infamous Emperor Xiao Liwei—the cold, ruthless ruler feared throughout the empire as the "Blood Emperor."Rumors claim he delights in bloodshed.The truth is far darker.Poisoned since childhood by enemies who covet the throne, the emperor lives each day in unbearable pain while hiding the weakness that could bring down the empire. But after fate brings him and Qingyue together during a palace conspiracy, he discovers that only she can calm the deadly poison threatening his life.As assassins lurk in the shadows, powerful nobles plot rebellion, and the imperial harem becomes a battlefield of ambition, Qingyue must learn to survive a palace where trust is a luxury and every smile hides a secret.Can the forgotten daughter of the Lin family uncover the truth behind her mother's death, save the empire from those who seek to destroy it, and melt the frozen heart of the emperor? Or will the conspiracies of the palace claim them both before destiny can unite them?In the imperial palace, love is the most dangerous game of all.