Liang Xin made two mistakes in her life.
The first was being born into the Liang family. Her father held immense power at court, and her cousin was the empress. Everyone in Luoyang said the Liang daughters were born to live in luxury. But even the most privileged people were no more than chess pieces.
The second was falling in love with someone she shouldn’t have.
She gave her whole heart to the Cui family when she married into it, and endured three years of a marriage in name only. In the end, all she got was one sentence: “I… have nothing to say.”
The Liang family fell.
The entire family was executed, and overnight she went from the most honored daughter of the General’s household to a prisoner.
She thought death was at hand. But the young emperor, who had been a puppet for eight years, chose to spare her life.
He neither killed nor released her. He neither made her a concubine nor gave her any title.
He simply locked her away in a derelict garden.
A loyal official, murdered by the Liang family, had once lived in that garden.
A young eunuch with a smooth, beardless face lived there too.
Every night, the wind swept through the withered lotus in the garden, moaning and sobbing.
Liang Xin thought she was waiting to die.
Only later did she understand: she wasn’t waiting to die. She was waiting for a chance, waiting for the emperor who treated her like a chess piece to show a weakness, waiting for the eunuch with a secret to reveal his hand, waiting to go from a dead piece on the board to someone who could stand shoulder to shoulder with the player.
A friendly warning: this is not a wish-fulfillment novel. The male lead is the emperor. If you prefer wish-fulfillment stories or can’t accept this male lead, feel free to skip it.
I accidentally read this novel last night. It can be said to be Tomato's best work. The writing skills are excellent. If I were to rate it, I would give it a 9.5. The ups and downs of the court and the ups and downs in the court are all described with great depth. The emotions of the main characters are all portrayed in detail. I couldn't put it down until I tied the book in less than a day, and I began to live the torturous days of waiting for the update. By the way, I just discovered that the author is actually the author of "The Prisoner of the Family". I read it last winter and stayed with it for a long time. I didn't pay much attention to the author's name at the time. I'm sorry.
Well written and unconventional. It's much better than the articles drawn from stereotypes on Tomato. I looked around for books with similar titles and finally found one that didn't make me angry. I didn't expect to find a good article. After watching the love, hatred, hatred, and respective reluctances of the three male and female protagonists, you can feel that each of them has their own involuntariness, everyone is being pushed, no one can cover the sky with one hand, and everyone has hurt others and been hurt by others. The slight sense of pull between the male and female protagonists is well written, and I have watched more than half of the plot, which focuses on the plot of the court and has more emotional lines. So far, there are relatively few, but it is fascinating. At present, more than 400,000 words have been updated and more than half have been read. I wonder how many words the author plans to write?
I finished the book one day and one night, but after reading it for so long, I still feel that the story has just begun. The characters of the three male protagonists each have their own dissatisfaction. It is not that the characters are not established, but that they are not good friends to the female protagonists in the story. But maybe this is what really attracts me. After all, human nature and the human heart cannot be described in one or two sentences. Everyone is just trying to live. I really like the author's narrative style, which allows me to sink in and take in the story. Thank you to the author for letting me see a good work.
The writing is good. The descriptions of the characters have their own characteristics and match their identities. The expressions of emotions and descriptions of inner activities are restrained and tense. The overall text is plain, real and not exaggerated, and is more in line with the real scene.
Wow, the writing is really beautiful. There are very few of this type. It's novel. I just don't know who the male protagonist is
It's good to watch, and I'm really looking forward to the next direction. It's a pity that the heroine and Cui Yan can't be together after all. There are too many things between them 🥺
Gold was finally found in the Shit Mountain. This novel is no better than the popular novels with a score of 9.7 Or above. The author's insight into human nature and the depiction of delicate emotions simply amazed me. Please give Qiuqiu more traffic and let her persevere.
The book is very logical and the writing style is not weak. It is very interesting to read. I am very much looking forward to the follow-up development. The story between the heroine and three men, the author will work hard for more updates [please update]
I hope the author makes Choi the male protagonist, I like it
This book is very, very beautiful and the author's writing is very good. It's just that the name of this book is not very good, but it brings down the overall structure of the book. Author, you have to find a way to change the name of this book. I recommend everyone to read this book.