The Fallen Jade

Eighteen years ago, the illustrious Shen Marquis' household was wiped out overnight, condemned as traitors to the empire. The only survivor vanished without a trace, leaving behind nothing but blood, ashes, and a forgotten name.

Living under a false identity, Shen Qingyu has spent years as a humble village physician, unaware that his quiet life rests upon a mountain of buried secrets. Everything changes when he rescues a gravely wounded general fleeing an unseen enemy.

When soldiers surround his home and demand to know who the wounded stranger is, the answer slips from his lips before he can think.

"He's my husband."

The general's cold gaze flickers toward him.

"Your husband?"

Shen Qingyu meets the soldiers' eyes without wavering.

"Yes. My husband."

One lie binds two strangers together.

Hunted by relentless assassins and forced to abandon the only home they've ever known, they set out on a journey that uncovers a hidden bloodline, a conspiracy buried beneath the empire's history, and a truth powerful enough to shake the throne itself.

Some names are erased from history.

Others are destined to reclaim it.