However, the two of them were following a tragic love story script where one tormented the other in the early stages, and the other tormented the other later.
All this fuss and back, all the harm ended up on Shen Shi and Lin Yu'er, while the two of them, who were involved in this sadomasochistic relationship, were completely unaffected.
However, Shen Shi was resented by the male lead mainly because of his scumbag father.
After Shen Tunan ascended the throne, his two purposes were to consolidate his power and to win over Consort Zhang, who was still a princess at the time.
He secretly ordered the execution of Shen Yubei, and even spared his brother's three-year-old son, Shen Yun.
The young Shen Yun escaped from the blood-soaked palace thanks to her father's desperate protection.
He was only three or four years old at the time, and Shen Yun couldn't understand why he had become an unwanted wild child overnight.
To survive, he had no choice but to beg and wander in the capital.
Three or four months have passed, and in the frigid weather of approaching winter, Chen Yun, barely clothed, still wanders the streets of the capital, just to find something to eat.
Being frozen to death seemed like an inevitable outcome, but Shen Yun was lucky; he encountered Prime Minister Lin, who was traveling.
The little boy was dressed in tattered clothes, but his eyes held an unyielding stubbornness. He thought he would just keep him as a servant. Prime Minister Lin then brought Shen Yun back to the Prime Minister's residence.
Shen Yun did not disappoint Prime Minister Lin's expectations. He gradually grew into a strong young man and worked very hard in training and labor.
Aside from his outstanding appearance, Shen Yun once felt that he was no different from the other servants.
But on countless quiet nights, he would always think of the blood-soaked palace and his father.
Fifteen years have passed. His mother has become the concubine of his father's killer, and he himself has changed from Shen Yun to Gu Yuanbai, becoming a servant to be ordered around.
The only motivation that kept him alive was to avenge his father.
Gu Yuanbai was very good at being patient and had been lying low in the capital for many years, trying to contact his father's old subordinates.
Although he has accumulated some power, it is almost impossible for Gu Yuanbai to rebel.
Emperor Shen Tunan was a very absurd person, but he was quite conscientious in governing the country.
The people lived a life that, while not extremely wealthy, was peaceful and content.
The only feasible way to overthrow Shen Tunan's rule is to use his royal bloodline to strike at the root of the problem.
Gu Yuanbai had been waiting for this opportunity, and heaven truly granted him its favor, allowing him to finally have it.
A few years later, during a locust plague, Gu Yuanbai, with his exceptional persuasive skills, successfully convinced the people of the capital that the disaster was caused by the emperor's moral failings.
Then Gu Yuanbai, the guard of the Prime Minister's residence, transformed into a descendant of the royal family.
By joining forces with his father's former subordinates, he seized Shen Tunan's territory almost without bloodshed, successfully reaching the pinnacle of power.
Gu Yuanbai's ability to become emperor so easily was due not only to his strong persuasive skills and royal bloodline, but also to Shen Tunan's self-destructive behavior.
Gu Yuanbai seized the opportune moment when Shen Yu, the deposed crown prince, was exiled to the frontier, causing chaos within the Zhenbei Marquis's faction and leaving them unable to attend to the capital.
Of course, this opportunity was given to him by Shen Tunan.
Shen Shi angered Shen Tu Nan by repeatedly pleading for the deposed Crown Prince Shen Yu, and was confined to the palace.
As a result, the emperor was replaced, and he, as a prince of the previous dynasty, was still confined to his quarters.
Shen Yu, who was later exiled to the border, raised a large army with the help of the Marquis of Zhenbei.
He personally took command, leading his troops in a charge, advancing all the way from the border, and three years later, his sword was aimed at the capital.
When news of Shen Yu's army approaching the capital arrived, Gu Yuanbai, on the throne, panicked immediately.
Because he was a newcomer to the throne, he did not have much military power, and the soldiers on the border were all outwardly compliant but inwardly defiant towards him as emperor.
In the past three years, all the men he had gathered have been wiped out.
With nowhere else to turn, Gu Yuanbai thought of Shen Shi, who was being held captive.
Just as Chang'an was about to fall and the two armies were facing off, Gu Yuanbai pulled Shen Shi down onto the city wall.
“Chen Yu, look at your poor brother. I guarantee that when the city gates are breached, it will also be the time of his death.”
Having exhausted all his options, Gu Yuanbai saw Shen Shi as his lifeline.
He personally pulled him to stand on the city wall and shouted at Shen Yu, "Shen Yu, when he dies, remember that it was your ambition that killed your own brother!"
Gu Yuanbai's eyes were bloodshot as he roared hoarsely.
Shen Yu, dressed in armor and riding a tall horse, looked at his younger brother whom he hadn't seen for a long time from below the city wall.
He knew that Gu Yuanbai wanted to use Shen Shi's life to force him to retreat.
Shen Shi's life now hangs in the balance, and Shen Yu is heartbroken yet powerless to do anything about it.
He fought his way from the border to the capital, sacrificing countless men in the process. Now he has no other choice; he cannot and will not retreat.
Shen Shi, standing on the city wall, was also looking down at Shen Yu. The once dashing young man had become a seasoned general.
His brother is indeed formidable!
Thinking of this, Shen Shi, who had been firmly restrained, suddenly burst out with tremendous strength, pulling Gu Yuanbai and plummeting down the city wall.
Upon seeing this scene, Shen Yu cried out in fury, "Fifth Brother!" He immediately spurred his horse forward, but it was too late; Shen Shi died instantly.
After Shen fell from the city wall, his death was extremely tragic, but Gu Yuanbai, who fell with him, was lucky enough to escape unharmed.
She even fought back and forth with the grief-stricken Shen Yu for three years.
Until finally, after his torturous relationship with Lin Han'er went too far and caused her death, Gu Yuanbai realized his mistake and committed suicide out of love.
Gu Yuanbai's luck is like that of an unkillable cockroach.
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