This novel is a fantasy novel where there are three genders namely female, male and gers{ men who have female attributes and can give birth}
Lian was the illegitemate son of Emperor Li Zhao whose gender was a ger. He was hated by everyone in the palace, his mother Concubine Fang died while giving birth to him hence the emperor hated him for this.
His half sisters being princess Mei, princess Ai and the crown Princess Xu rong bullied him everyday.
After his oldest sister got engaged to the most feared person in all the Empires the bullying got so worse that he wanted to escape. Unfortunately on the day of the escape he got assassinated.
Lian knew martial arts and medicine but that assasin caught him off guard leading to his early demise.