The Barge and the Fading Lotus

Name: The Barge and the Fading Lotus
Author: Tear SilkTearSilk

兰舟残荷

by Tear SilkTearSilk (泪绸TearSilk)

Status: Ongoing
Length: 189k Words
Genre: Two Male Leads
Updated: 5mo ago
Source: Fanqie

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Synopsis

“A leaf drifts away from Wanzhou at dusk; the orchid boat returns, ripples stirring among the withered lotuses.”

[Fictional ancient setting / political intrigue / archaic style / presented as a pseudo-historical document / many original elements / two male leads]

[The first half focuses mostly on everyday local affairs; political intrigue begins in the second half]

[Unhurried storytelling, no AI]

[Sharp-tongued and sinister] the disgraced crown prince sent to a remote posting

[Cool-headed and rational] the half-ranked official branded a “calamity star,” who defied his fate to survive

The history of the Nanqian dynasty may be genuinely “worth investigating,” or perhaps it is “of special research value.” In any case, it all began when a carriage set off for Wanzhou.

Emperor Kang, Bu Liuchen, courtesy name Zhongran, was one of the rare people in history who, after enduring hardship, managed to rise through his own efforts and return to the capital to claim the throne. His path to power may not have depended on local aristocratic families or a militaristic system. Rather, it began with the white-robed half-ranked official who stood by him through everything: Fang Che, a “calamity star” who spent his entire life fighting against his fated lot.

There may also be accounts from other people, but this book's main purpose is to take an in-depth look at how the Wanzhou region developed so rapidly during the Nanqian period, and at what the gloomy yet easygoing and lazy Bu family “deposed heir” went through before returning to the imperial court...

Only when the half a lifetime of “deep friendship in ink and water” unfolds can one see the things that are truly pure.

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