At the age of seven, Jing Xijian got into trouble. Fortunately, the Grand Preceptor saved her, and she left the palace early, returning to his hometown with him in glory and then going up the mountain to cultivate.
Years later, an imperial edict summoned the princess back to the capital.
Two factions filled the court, locked in bitter conflict. Corruption was rampant, and the people suffered terribly.
Because of a marriage, both sides turned their attention to her.
She had never aspired to much in life. All she wanted was to live quietly on Spring Mountain, keeping her master company in a carefree, secluded life. But when she heard that the kingdom was on the verge of collapse, she resolutely climbed into a carriage, took her travel funds, and headed for the imperial palace, plunging into the heart of the power struggle.
People were disappearing again and again from the western outskirts of the city in Shu. An underground ironworks was discovered near Jiahu Lake, outside the city, but every member of the Embroidered Guard sent to investigate perished.
The moment the ironworks at four different sites were blown up, the war at court began. Rumors spread, and undercurrents surged to the surface.
Beneath the Son of Heaven's feet lay enough gunpowder to blow up the entire city of Jinling.
On this chessboard were those whose martial arts were unmatched, those whose wisdom was unrivaled, and those who knew how to put people to good use and win over the world.
They were all like solitary boats in a chaotic age, tossed about in the stormy waves of history.
She wagered her life and entered the game, protecting those around her amid the chaos and saving a collapsing kingdom from ruin.
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Chang He was an assassin. In his spare time, he also took on petty, shady jobs to make ends meet.
The people of the world, lofty ideals, and righteous causes were all vague, intangible things to him.
Take a job, kill someone, fill his stomach. Those were the important things!
One day, he accepted a mission to assassinate the princess who had come down from the mountain.
That night, he stormed into her carriage with his blade, ready to kill Jing Xijian in one stroke, only for her to anticipate his move and turn the tables on him.
With no other choice, he disguised himself and went undercover by her side. He smiled at her every day, all the while waiting for a chance to try the assassination again.
As the days passed, whenever he saw her speaking of the realm and her ideals, confident and radiant, a strange feeling would rise in his heart. Before long, he had forgotten his assassination mission entirely.
He had a new dream now:
"I want to marry into the princess's family and become her consort!"
Xue Yun looked as if she had just heard the most unbelievable thing in the world. "Marry the princess? You? What makes a petty thief like you so confident? Look at all the people around the princess. Which one can you compare with?"
The people who were always around the princess...
The chief minister, full of strategy; the young god of war, tempered by battle; and the spirited commander of the Embroidered Guard...
Chang He: "..."
He was going to kill them all!
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* Mainly mystery and investigation, with court intrigue.
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Theme: The highest virtue is like water. Water takes countless forms, benefits all things without competing, and is unconcerned with its surroundings or its destination.
Why can a general's side chamber be called a side concubine?