She buries the dead by day, hides from her bloodline by night—romance just got grave.
In a war-torn era, undertaker’s heir Su Lili hides her royal blood while caught between a vanished lover, an ambitious prince, and a dangerous struggle for love, power, and peace.
Costume
Undertaker's muted silks versus courtier opulence tells whole stories.
Writing
Hidden identity trope elevated by genuine political stakes.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Undertakers occupied liminal social spaces in dynastic China—neither fully respected nor ostracized, making Su Lili's dual hidden status thematically rich.
This adapts a popular web novel where readers famously debated the 'second male lead syndrome' for Jiang Qiudi for three years.
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