[Clear-headed and rational + independent + thoughtful + slow to warm up in love + some household intrigue + knows how to choose + mutual devotion later on]
Jiang Qingwan, the legitimate daughter of the Grand Tutor’s household, lost her mother as soon as she was old enough to remember. Fortunately, her father’s second wife treated her as her own and never had children of her own. But life is unpredictable. After an accident, the maid who came with Madam Jiang as part of her dowry schemed to frame her and gave birth to a girl. The Jiang household now had a second illegitimate daughter...
In the end, childhood sweethearts could not overcome years of restraint and estrangement, and the right match was simply the best choice after careful consideration.
Jiang Qingwan: “Life is like a dream. Only in the end did I realize that the purest love really can move even the most rational heart.”
Song Yu: “Now that you’ve chosen me, I’ll make you fall for me. That’s not blind confidence. Your eyes have told me so.”
Chen Zixuan: “If I hadn’t been born into the imperial family, I would have done everything I could to stand by your side and be the only one beside you. Would our ending have been different then...?”
This is a story about growth, not a mindless power fantasy. It unfolds from the heroine’s perspective, but every character is fully realized and vivid.
Note: I may be aiming for more of an ensemble story, because I want to develop each character in detail. That’s why none of them will be too bad, and each has their own reasons from their own point of view.
Lastly, I hope this is a story worth savoring and one that stands up to scrutiny.
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