"The Everlasting Light Shines on the King Returns" is a million-word ancient romance novel with two male protagonists and two female protagonists. It tells the story of the four adult protagonists: Xiao Chengyan, the prince of the dynasty, Gu Tingzhou, the young master of the Eastern Palace, Shen Qinghe, the Lantai woman, and Su Wanning, the director of the Weaving Department, as they intertwined misunderstandings, breakdowns, and relationships in the intertwining of court affairs and emotions.
In the early stage, the four people fell into four corners of emotional dislocation due to misunderstandings in identity, responsibility and communication: Xiao Chengyan loved Shen Qinghe deeply but seemed distant due to his strict responsibilities, Gu Tingzhou fell in love with Su Wanning but mistakenly thought that her heart was in the East Palace; Shen Qinghe and Su Wanning chose to retreat in disappointment, adhere to their dignity and boundaries, refused to become vassals who were weighed, and supported each other with independent careers and sincere friendship.
As the truth about misplaced old letters is revealed, the two male protagonists put aside their obsessions and status privileges and pursue love again with long-term practical actions, extreme respect for boundaries and responsibility. The four people overcame the communication barriers, and finally moved towards an equal partnership with both dignity and love in their careers and emotional equivalence. The tone of the whole text is beautiful, restrained, full of ups and downs, showing the rationality, frankness and affection of adults in love and career.
Purpose: to show ancient independent women and rational and mature views on love, and to advocate frank communication, respect for boundaries, responsibility and equality.