Below, the Clear Waters Run Cold

Name: Below, the Clear Waters Run Cold
Author: Humble Old Dog

下有清水清且寒

by Humble Old Dog (卑微老狗)

Status: Completed
Length: 152k Words
Genre: Ancient Romance
Subgenre: Ancient-Style Life
Updated: 2y ago
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Steal the dragon and replace it with the phoenix, move flowers and graft trees, all to make a wedding gown for someone else. You could also call it The Eldest Princess's Escape Plan. Even a daughter of the royal family has to deal with the troubles of her family of origin. Qinghe, the only legitimate eldest princess of Dashang, was at the very top from the start. Though, as a woman, she could not ascend the throne, she still earned merit through her support of the ruler, with the talent to serve as a minister or general. Before the lofty terrace, the river below runs clear and cold. Fragrant grasses line the river, their leaves like orchids; the swan flies high and far. Draw the bow and shoot the swan, so that our ruler may live ten thousand years. Princess Qinghe helped her younger brother, Li Zihuan, secure his place on the throne, then enabled him to rule in his own right, making choices between family affection and power all along the way. She held sway over the court, second only to one: The Outcast. Yet all things in this world decline after reaching their peak. The general wins the peace, only to be denied the chance to see it. What choice should Qinghe make? Nothing is accidental. Every step is inevitable, and every person is a tragedy. What someone says does not matter. What matters is what he does. No one can pass judgment until the moment of death. The imperial throne and the pursuit of hegemony are utterly meaningless. A corpse with a name in the history books and countless nameless corpses are all corpses, with no difference between them. Every day you live is your life. A political intrigue ensemble, with everyone in the game, pure historical romance with no transmigration or rebirth. A royal-family farming story, though romance plays a smaller part. Come for the political intrigue.

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