Ascending the Pavilion

Name: Ascending the Pavilion
Author: Gu Huai, Who Loves Lettuce with Sauce

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by Gu Huai, Who Loves Lettuce with Sauce (爱吃酱汁生菜的郭淮)

Status: Completed
Length: 210k Words
Genre: Ancient Romance
Subgenre: Palace & Household Intrigue
Updated: 1y ago
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A Down-on-His-Luck Musician × The Eldest Princess [Double Powerhouses + Revenge + Mutual Firsts + Destined Couple + Political Intrigue + Secret Identities] Princess Xianyue often frequented all sorts of establishments. At a brothel for male courtesans, she encountered a musician, handsome and refined, with graceful manners. As usual, she closed her eyes and pretended to doze. Then she heard him play a wrong note. Her lovely eyes opened slightly, and she raised an eyebrow. “You just played a wrong note. Get it wrong again, and you won’t get paid today.” The musician rested his fingers on the strings and apologized to the woman reclining on the couch. He then chose a piece of his own composition. It was breathtaking, its grandeur like a fierce battle raging across a battlefield. As the piece drew toward its end, the melody gradually softened, carrying a hint of sorrow and heartache. The woman slowly opened her eyes as she listened. A probing look entered her gaze as she studied the thin man seated before the zither. “Have you been to the battlefield?” The man paused, then answered with an unreadable expression, “I merely heard a story from someone else and was moved by it. That’s why I composed this piece.” “It’s a good piece.” The woman gradually drifted off to sleep to the music. Half an hour passed, and she slowly woke. The zither’s music was still playing in the room.

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