Tales of Luoyang and Tianshui

[Set in the era after the Three Kingdoms, with a heroine and hero who grow through the story. Tender and innocent before marriage, then loving and at each other’s throats later on. Come see the obvious ambition of Sima Zhao.] Treat this as a parallel world, not a historically rigorous story. OOC warning.* Life is but a dream, fleeting as morning dew. From Tianshui, she journeyed onward to Luoyang. Luckily, he stayed by her side like a shadow, taking her hand and never abandoning her, in life or death. When plague swept through Luoyang, she did everything she could to keep him safe. During the Gaopingling Incident, he rose straight to the top, and she supported him with all her might, never once wavering. When he led an army against Shu, he waited for her return, his heart as steadfast as stone. In the slanting light of the setting sun, he took her hand and softly said, “Let’s go home.” Then one day, she discovered that the loyal husband she had doted on for years had suddenly taken his sword and shoes into the palace and seized absolute power. Was he planning a rebellion? “Yuan, there’s no turning back now.”