On the Road to Exile, the Mad Prince Takes Me Along to Start a Rebellion

[A beautiful, powerful, tragic, dangerously obsessive black-hearted lotus VS a clear-eyed mute who plays the pig to eat the tiger and carefully plots every step] Both the male and female leads are crazy. In the Great Liang dynasty, the Crown Prince of the Eastern Palace raises an army in rebellion. His uncle, Emperor Jing, is merciful by nature and spares him the death penalty, stripping him of his title and exiling him to the western frontier instead. The Xie family is implicated. The head of the household is beheaded, while the rest of the family is exiled along with the Crown Prince to Zhaoyue City. On the road to exile, they brave the elements. Their fellow convicts cannot endure the punishing journey. Some take their own lives, some die of illness, and others meet mysterious ends… Only the Xie family’s un favored mute legitimate daughter stands firm, like a plum blossom in winter. Nothing can break her, and this journey of more than three thousand li becomes the beginning of her rebirth. On a night beneath a bright moon and sparse stars, by the rushing river, Xie A Luo wipes the blood from her hands with a handkerchief. As she watches the water gradually settle, murderous intent fills her eyes. She has no idea that a frail, disgraced Crown Prince, cool as the moon and noble as an immortal, has witnessed it all. In that instant, Li Yan realizes that the delicate, pitiful little mute is actually a black-hearted lotus playing the pig to eat the tiger. … Years later, the orphaned daughter of the Xie family becomes Empress of Great Liang. She is the new Emperor’s darling, the apple of his eye, and the imperial couple live in harmony as devoted partners for life. Bonus Scene: The Emperor and Empress stand side by side beneath a lush, leafy parasol tree. Li Yan tucks a loose strand of hair behind her ear. “A Luo, life is long. With you by my side, I am truly happy.” Xie A Luo throws herself into his arms. “If you are Zhaoyue City’s sacred mountain, Brother Yan, then I am the bluebird flying toward it.” Nearby, two little children cover their mouths and giggle. The little princess says, “Brother, Father and Mother are being all lovey-dovey again! They’re showing off their romance right in front of us!”