Also known as A Springtime Smile
[Subverting tropes + a touch of ensemble cast + reunion after a long separation + fictional historical setting]
Clever, resilient young princess × sincere, devoted young man~
A war with no return, a dream both real and unreal, a love that draws them toward each other.
The curtain rises, its threads woven through a dream.
Conservative thinking, preference for sons, and a cruel fate.
A foreign invasion, scholars dying in protest, soldiers dying in battle.
Different stations in life: you recline upon a high terrace, while I dwell in the spring mountains.
A merciless reality, a heart full of love, forced to yield.
Lovers cut down in their prime, yet wishing each other a long life.
A bowl of porridge repaid with a lifetime, though the giver died far from home.
A bride married in someone else’s place, imprisoned for years, then dead in a political marriage.
A loyal minister dies unjustly; ten years of imperial exams go unnoticed, but one rumor spreads across the land.
Time cannot be brought back. I’d buy osmanthus wine and share a ride with you, but it would never be like those carefree days of youth.
Theme: Everyone is the protagonist of their own life. Don’t deny your own light just because someone else shines brightly.
A little scene
“Oh, my peach blossom... pastry.” Song Yingyin collided with the person opposite her before she could react.
“Your peach blossom?” The young man held his folding fan against her wrist and looked down at her with a faintly amused smile.
“Weren’t you asking who I love?”
“What if I told you I’ve developed improper thoughts about you, Princess?”
“Yinyin, the dream is about to shatter.”
“The dream may be false, but my heartbeat is real.”
P.S. It’s not mindless fluff, and the ending has a twist.
