**"Afterglow of the Forbidden City: The Third Miss's Choice in Troubled Times"**
**Introduction:**
In 1924, the situation in Peiping was changing. Jian Ying, a talented girl from Yanjing University, the most favored third lady of the Jian family, met Guo Bulo Qilin, a descendant of the Manchu aristocracy, in the library. He is a down-and-out royal painter, and she is an intellectual woman of the new era. The two young hearts are close because of their common cultural ideals. However, the current situation was turbulent. Puyi, who was expelled from the Forbidden City, secretly planned the restoration. Japanese forces penetrated North China, and Jian Ying's father Jian Shixun actually had ulterior connections with the restoration forces.
When Puyi develops a dangerous love for Jian Ying, when Qilin is involved in the vortex of the restoration conspiracy, and when Jian Ying discovers the secret deal between her father and the Japanese, the third lady has to make a heart-wrenching choice between family, love and country. In this game of intrigue and love, who is her true ally? Can the promise of that first kiss at the end of the month withstand the torrent of time?
**Tag:**
Love in the Republic of China｜Family and national justice｜Cultural conflict｜Triangular sadomasochism｜Historical legend
**Highlights:**
- The love of a double agent: She goes around Puyi's court to obtain information, he takes risks to pass on secrets, who is the hunter and who is the prey when they meet under the moon?
- The battle for cultural protection: When the cultural relics of the Forbidden City are facing plunder, how can two young people use their wisdom to protect a thousand-year civilization?
- Father-daughter showdown: When the most beloved father becomes a traitor, whose face will the third lady slap?
- Bloody Wedding: Why did that secret wedding by the lake without guests become the most painful sweet moment in the rest of their lives?
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