KNOW THINE ENEMY After a passionate night together Shen Zechuan and Xiao Chiye part the next
morning as enemies. A new emperor has ascended the throne and the court is in flux. Power and
position are in reach for anyone who dares to grasp them—and Shen Zechuan will stop at nothing
to pursue his ambitions. But while Shen Zechuan and Xiao Chiye counter each other’s moves on
the board grander schemes are afoot in the capital of Qudu. As court conspiracies swirl
around them Shen Zechuan and Xiao Chiye find themselves unlikely allies against a mysterious
adversary pulling the strings behind a series of calamities targeting the emperor. Yet in
order to work together there must be trust and with trust comes risk: in setting their masks
aside they may inadvertently find their whole selves laid bare.
