Once upon a time, Xiao Yanzi, the Swallow Princess, was the freest spirit within the walls of the Qing imperial palace. Then a shocking secret came to light: the Emperor she had regarded as family was actually the one who murdered her entire family. Her faith shattered, her brother Xiao Jian was captured as a hostage, and she was forced to watch the man she loved, Yongqi, marry someone else. In the despair of winter, she leapt into the icy lake, hoping to die. But death would not take her. When they pulled her from the water, only an empty shell of a soul remained.
From then on, Shufangzhai became her exquisite prison. The lively little Swallow was dead. The stranger who survived shut herself away, spending her days with music, chess, calligraphy, and painting. In a year, she ground her innocence to dust, poured it into ink and brush, and learned that silence was the loudest cry of all. Then, one day in the imperial garden, her eyes met those of Chahuin Fulingan, the eldest son of Fuheng, a powerful court official. Fresh from winning great victories, he had come to the palace to meet the emperor. Their encounter felt as if fate itself had brought them together.
Her music sounded like weeping, her figure lonely and desolate. A single glance stirred compassion in the young general, a man accustomed to the blood and iron of the battlefield, and that compassion soon became a bone-deep tenderness. He saw the countless wounds beneath her splendid robes and understood the boundless grief hidden in her silence. He did not ask for her gratitude. He asked only, “If there is even the slightest chance, would you leave this golden cage that devours people?”
Just when everyone thought Xiao Yanzi had resigned herself to her fate, the most unlikely salvation came to her. Fuca Fulingan traded his military achievements for a favor the emperor could not refuse. The day the palace gates opened, the Swallow Princess ceased to exist. She took a new name: Fang Ci.
This is not another bittersweet royal romance
In fact, after so much experience, the grievances I suffered, and my heart that was so cold, only I know that, no matter what happens next, I just hope that Fulingan's feelings for Fang Ci will not change, and I hope that he will stand unswervingly behind Fang Ci.
Shouldn't Huanzhugege know martial arts? How come I don't know how to change it when I see it?
The story is well written and the plot is okay. Big, well written
Later, when Zhihua, Ziwei, and Qing'er got along so naturally, I felt unworthy of Xiao Yanzi, which was so sad.
Yan Zi is so miserable. I hope she will get married to Fucha Fuling'an as soon as possible and that the gift for Fuling'an will go to him smoothly.
It's so cruel that I cried while watching it 😢 Little Yanzi is so pitiful and I hope she gets better soon.
It looks good. I hope Fang Ci and Fulingan will be together for a long time.
Very interesting, different story.
No time travel, no rebirth, no golden fingers, but I am more awake, which is pretty good [sending my heart]
It's really good. It's beautiful. The author will update more. I can't wait.