The short version:
Heroine: A story about a supposedly frail princess trying to restore her fallen kingdom, who turns into a warrior and slaughters her way through everything.
Hero: A talented commoner who blunders into the imperial court and rises to become a young general.
Blurb:
Bo Yihan, a prince of a different surname who was thrust into the role, is a disposable pawn on the Crown Prince's path to the throne. With a devastatingly handsome face, he secretly loves his own nephew's wife.
Jiang Man probably knows how he feels, but she understands that whoever she marries is doomed to a terrible fate.
After a monstrous miscarriage of justice, Bo Yihan dies. The Jiang royal family, led by Jiang Man (though she is not really their leader), seizes Chang'an and brings the century-old dynasty crashing down.
Reborn at twenty, Bo Yihan moves first to thwart the Jiang kingdom's scheme. That one step ahead leaves Jiang Man in despair when she is reborn!
About a hundred years ago, the Jiang kingdom's tyranny left its people destitute. Two young men raised a rebellion, the kingdom fell, and the land was divided into the northern and southern kingdoms. A century later, Jiang rebuilt its strength and began an all-out campaign to restore its rule.
But just as the campaign succeeded, a traitor appeared in Jiang and killed the three Jiang siblings.
When Jiang Man opens her eyes after being reborn, she's already too late... Her former life's course has been completely changed, and a mountain of troubles awaits her. Cursing under her breath, she vows to find whoever sabotaged the war between the two kingdoms, a conflict Jiang had worked so hard to provoke.
So, when the two meet at a distance on Chang'an's streets:
One has brought about peace talks and is full of confidence. The other has no leads and wears a worried frown.
With one glance, they immediately lock onto each other.
Bo Yihan's secret crush turns into an all-out campaign to win her over. He chases after her every day, begging her to look his way.
Jiang Man: We follow different paths, so we cannot work together.
Bo Yihan: We can, we can!!!
Wait, weren't they supposed to be on opposite sides? Since when did they start rolling around in bed?
Bo Yihan: The higher I rise in Chang'an, the safer our A-Man will be.
Jiang Man: He wants to save this rotten court and the people of this land, so I'll have every Jiang spy withdraw from Chang'an!
[Not sure if these count as content warnings]
1. The hero's perspective dominates early on, then the heroine's takes over.
2. The story starts with court politics, then shifts to the fate of the kingdom and its people.
3. Plot-driven.
Theme: Cherish peace
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