【Ensemble cast | Court intrigue | Equally matched】
After barely escaping death in the icy pond, Zhu Yu inherited Li Xuqiu’s rotten life.
The original owner had debased herself for love, becoming a laughingstock throughout the capital and nearly ending up drowned in a pond.
Her worthless ex-husband: “I’m sorry. I was wrong. Please forgive me and love me again!”
Zhu Yu: “????”
Love? Whoever wants it can have it.
What she wants is a life she controls herself.
Her sharp-tongued childhood friend mutters under his breath: “I offer my loyal heart to the moon, but its light refuses to fall upon my humble home.”
Zhu Yu: “Come on, buddy, don’t start. Put that sharp tongue of yours to good use and help me govern the country and bring peace to the land!”
What she wants is peace throughout the land, with people singing its praises.
A wealthy magnate makes a direct confession: “I like you. Shall we grow old together?”
Zhu Yu: “Hey, teammate, what are you saying? Have the common people finally got grain to spare?”
What she wants is a people whose full granaries teach them courtesy, and whose plentiful food and clothing teach them dignity.
A dashing young general declares, proudly and stubbornly: “If you don’t want me, I’ll stay alone for the rest of my life.”
Zhu Yu: “Don’t be silly, kid. The realm is still not unified. We still have work to do, comrades.”
What she wants is for every place touched by sun and moon to belong to her country.
But the sickly, obsessive villainess who set this tragedy in motion refuses to let go, threatening to kill herself. Is it really because she wants her sister all to herself????
Can that be right????
Transmigrate into a new era, adapt to it, master it, and change it!
From a discarded concubine whom everyone curses to a wise chancellor; from a bitter wife trapped in the inner residence to a trailblazer striding across the land and shaping her era;
The world’s countless springtime beauties will belong neither to kings and nobles nor to romance,
but to her alone, and to all the people under heaven.
⚠️ A heads-up: A slow-paced, serious historical drama. The satisfying moments come later. No mindless face-slapping; the story focuses on human nature and the struggle between individuals and their times.
My other novel, Jushu Comes to Stay, is currently updating.
Theme: Don’t say women are not heroes: their swords ring on the wall night after night
