Ning Yao had spent years in the military camp and was already a lonely woman everyone thought would never marry.
Then that person softly called her "wife" a few times, and Ning Yao was completely swept away. All her restraint and propriety went out the window, and she could hardly wait to consummate their marriage right then and there.
"What are the Three Obediences?"
"As a man, I obey my mother at home, my wife after marriage, and my daughter if my wife dies... Does Your Ladyship find anything wrong with that?"
"Then... what are the Four Virtues?"
"Naturally, they are masculine virtue, masculine speech, masculine bearing, and masculine accomplishment. Would Your Ladyship like to put me to the test?"
It was one thing for an old tree to bloom, but to find such a treasure on top of that!
When political schemes drew her deep into the whirlpool, that person stepped forward alone and carried her soaring into the heavens.
The workings of fate shaped the mortal world. She was alone, manipulated by a boundless void, building cities through cunning contrivances as a great tower rose from the brink of collapse.
The sea kingdom invaded, smashing the capital's gates. Blood flowed for three days, and the emperor took his own life.
The general raised her cup to toast Heaven and Earth, the mountains and rivers, the lover with whom she could never grow old, and the self who would never return.
This novel and its characters are entirely fictional. Any resemblance is purely coincidental. Do not imitate.
Commentary on the third chapter of "The General's Cup of Wine and Sacrifice to the Mountains and Rivers" written by Ren Qunfangju.
Regardless of the title or content of the book, it is a breath of fresh air. I like it very much.