Synopsis
The wedding plot in the blurb has now appeared in the story. Welcome to bookmark and comment!
[Clear-headed revenge-loving drama queen VS gentle, devoted wife-protector]
The Crown Prince of Great Yan, Yan Qichen, is getting married. His bride is a delicate princess from Southern Chu.
Rumor has it the princess is so timid that even the sight of a dead fish in a pond would make her faint.
But on their wedding night, he watches her slowly lower her silk fan, eyes downcast in shy modesty, and obediently raise her half-cup to drink the nuptial wine with him.
A gentle smile ripples through Yan Qichen's eyes.
A year ago, on the Yan-Chu border, the slender wrist now holding a wine cup had wielded a sword to kill several men and save his life.
…
Tianji Manor was massacred, and an arrow of the kind used only by the Crown Prince's personal guards was lodged in her father's chest.
To uncover the truth behind her family's murder, Ye Zhen takes the place of the Chu princess sent to marry into Yan and enters the Eastern Palace.
She thinks her performance is flawless, but he has already seen through everything and quietly plays along.
She hides her abilities, and he covers for her;
She draws her sword, and he catches the scabbard;
She steals the seal, and he pretends to sleep.
…
He believes that sincerity can move even the hardest heart.
One day, she will see that he is sincere and believe that he is innocent.
Until the day the capital is thrown into chaos and a vast army surrounds the Eastern Palace.
It turns out she has already cut off his only path to survival with her own hands.
(HE, HE, the ending is definitely HE, so don't worry.)
Bonus Scene
With the turmoil finally settling, snow falls thickly outside Jiangzhou City.
Yan Qichen pulls her into his arms. “During the coup in the capital, did the Crown Princess truly mean to kill me with that strike?”
Ye Zhen glances at him, her tone calm. “Of course. It's a pity I missed by half an inch. You still had enough breath left to survive.”
Yan Qichen chuckles and leans close to her ear. “Then I must have disappointed the Crown Princess. But... tonight, the Crown Princess can try another way and see if she can take my life.”
Reading Guide
1. Both leads are each other's first and only love; straight romance. The story opens with flashbacks, and the first ten chapters are told from a past perspective. There are plenty of clues, and the story returns to the present after Chapter 10.
2. Early on, the heroine mistakenly believes the hero murdered her father. Expect angst with a little sweetness; once the misunderstanding is cleared up, it's all sweetness.
3. Both leads are powerful. This is a political intrigue ensemble story with an even split between plot and romance.
4. There is a secondary couple featuring faux incest and an obsessive pursuit. They won't engage in any romantic behavior until they've both made it clear that they are not related by blood.
5. The dynasty is fictional, with a setting similar to the Northern and Southern Dynasties and an official system modeled on the Tang Dynasty. There are plenty of original elements, so please don't nitpick the historical accuracy.
6. Every chapter title comes from the Book of Songs. The specific poem is noted in the author's comments at the end of each chapter.
7. There are chapters written ahead, a complete outline, and character biographies, so you can read with confidence.
8. If you enjoy it, please bookmark and comment! Your support is my biggest motivation to keep updating. Thank you!
Coming Soon
My next novel, The Emperor's Empress-Cultivation Plan. Please bookmark it! Thank you!
When the founding emperor of Great Yan dies, he opens his eyes to find himself reborn at the age of thirteen.
His entire family, over two hundred people, are still alive. Their heads are still on their shoulders, and they have yet to be chopped off by the tyrant emperor and piled up into the grisly White Bones Mound at Anzhou.
Of course, the tyrant who slaughtered his entire family in his previous life is still alive, too.
But after asking around, he discovers that no one has ever heard of the empress he had in his previous life.
So Yan Huairen takes thirty thousand troops and fights his way all the way to Longxi.
He wants to find the wife who fought beside him in his previous life, only to die young after giving birth to his child.
In this life, he will marry her early, spare her the hardships of wandering and exile, and keep her from heartbreak... He will lay every good thing in the world at her feet.
But once he reaches her, he remembers that his empress is only an eleven-year-old girl right now.
No matter. He can raise her until she's grown.
Yan Huairen never expected that, when he set out to raise a virtuous empress who would rule the realm beside him, he would end up raising a peerless female emperor who would reign over the Nine Provinces and command the world.
1. A female emperor's rise in a time of chaos, an emperor reborn who pursues his wife with all he's got, and a happy ending.
2. Some scenes from the previous life will appear in The Pearl Record, making this a parallel-world prequel to The Pearl Record.
3. To avoid spoiling The Pearl Record, only half of the blurb for the upcoming novel is included for now.
4. Please bookmark it! The basic outline and main character profiles are already in place. I absolutely won't abandon it.
Theme: Bring peace to the world for generations to come
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Sometimes too much is too much and too much is too much. I think too much and get myself involved [caidog]
After raising a wave and watching it together, although Xirong, a new powerful enemy, appears, there are obviously other moles. Can you give us a little spoiler about the group of people behind the destruction of Tianji Villa and the destruction of the marriage? If they are all targeting the male protagonist, I really can't see who among the characters currently has such a big hatred 🐶🌹
Catch up on the progress and look forward to what follows. The characters that have appeared so far are all full-bodied and full of tension. The murder case at Tianji Villa can unfold into a thrilling story no matter who is blamed except the male protagonist himself. In addition, I really hope that the male and female protagonists can talk to each other more and not be too internally conflicted ✺◟(∗❛ัᴗ❛ั∗)◞✺
After following it till now, I must say that every character in the book is so full-bodied. Needless to say, Murong Jing is my favorite, I will always love the lively young man with high spirits. The emperor's character in this chapter is also very full. He is not the kind of emperor who is purely for power and has no family affection. On the contrary, it seems that the emperor is okay with several children so far. At first, I thought the male protagonist was a bit ordinary, just a relatively common gentle gentleman. But after the relationship between him and the emperor came out, the character became richer. It can be seen that he had a very loving childhood. His father, the emperor, loved him and raised him personally. The deceased empress must have been very good to him, otherwise he would not have had a problem with the emperor because of the empress' death. The older sisters who appeared in the previous chapters are also very good to the male protagonist, so it is really normal for the male protagonist to grow up to be a gentle gentleman. But maybe because of this, it seems difficult for him to accept the various conspiracies and calculations he will have to face after becoming a prince. I remember there was a chapter where he thought about leaving the palace and would rather die in battle. It can be seen that he rejects these things, but his rejection does not mean that he is incompetent. The speech made by the heroine in the previous chapter when he asked to marry was very exciting. After reading this chapter, I think his motive for asking for marriage is actually more complicated. He is not just for the heroine, but also for his emperor father. From his perspective, the heroine comes to seek revenge from the emperor. Both of them are people he loves. He is caught in the middle. Asking to marry the heroine actually means that he wants to protect both the emperor and the heroine. I like to watch this kind of character struggling between love and family affection, and I'm looking forward to the male protagonist's subsequent performance 🐶
What a wonderful chapter!! It feels like from here on, we can already vaguely see the undercurrent of fighting in the court. The heroine is a princess of Chu at this time. In fact, marrying the prince is of course the best for Chu. The emperor seems to only want money. If the money is enough, he should not care about his son who intercepts her and steals the woman from him 😂. Prime Minister Cui probably wants to marry his daughter to the hero, so he objects 🐶
I went back and read the chapter where Sun Jin appeared. Based on this chapter, I felt that Pei Shao from the Criminal Department was also suspicious.
I'm thinking that if the heroine's father knew the eldest princess, she wouldn't really embarrass the heroine.
I came late, although I don't know what was deleted, but after the revision, I read the narrative rhythm very well. I'm so happy that my favorite Ah Jing appears again. Dad, will he have more roles in the future? [Three-flowered cat head]
That's why filling teeth has been so expensive since ancient times😂
The two of them had been seeing each other day and night for a long time before, and were quite familiar with each other. Moreover, when the heroine was not in disguise, she thought that the hero would not be able to recognize her, which felt a bit like forcibly subduing her.