I am Ah Che, and I was once the humblest guard beside the princess.
I was whipped in the market when I was seven years old. It was she who came like light and bought my miserable life with a jade pendant. The crescent birthmark on my wrist was covered up with scars. I just wanted to stay by her side, watch her smile, and shield her from hidden arrows.
Does she know that I hold on to her discarded pearl flowers at night until dawn? Do you know that I studied literature and martial arts for her and sharpened myself into the sharpest knife?
On the day my identity was revealed, I knelt in front of my father, my knuckles turned white from the exertion: "My son wants to marry Princess Dayao."
When the red makeup was spread out and the red silk covered the palace wall, I gently stroked her hair and whispered in her ear: "Your Highness, from now on, you can't go anywhere."
The panic in her eyes was so moving, just like that time at the market, when I looked at her leaving back, knowing that I couldn't get it, but I was already going crazy.
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I have read half of it and I think it is quite good, but I found out why there are so few people reading it. A novel with such good writing style cannot be buried like this. The author please update it frequently. I like to read it!