A Shy Spring Robe

Due to various circumstances, this novel will not be contracted until the first volume is complete. It was originally expected to end at 600,000 words, but now more than 100,000 words have been written and the main plot has only just begun. The first volume is expected to be around 400,000 words, with three volumes in total. Updates are irregular; chapters will be posted as they are written.

Noble, scheming commandery princess x spirited young general

In the winter of the fifteenth year of Tianyuan, the Northern Frontier suffered a defeat at Qujiang. The entire Wu'an Marquis household, loyal to the last, fell on the battlefield, and Princess Consort of the State Xiao Congjun died suddenly.

Su Yi, the legitimate granddaughter of the Wu'an Marquis and the only daughter of the princess, was granted an estate, ennobled as a commandery princess, and given a golden patent. With a large army under her command, she was taken into the palace by Emperor Xiao Heng to be raised.

After eight years in the palace, Su Yi's temperament grew more and more unruly. She threw her weight around, acted like a tyrant, and was violently willful. Whenever people spoke of her, they could only shake their heads.

Everyone said that apart from her face, which resembled her parents', Princess Jihe had not inherited a trace of their loyal and heroic spirit.

But when war broke out and Yinshou fell, the world was drenched in blood, and Su Yi stood amidst it all.

The Wu'an Marquis household had valiantly died on the battlefield, yet not even a single residence was left to them. Ministers who had devoted themselves to the state and loyalty were branded traitors who had colluded with the enemy. The people were so poor they had nothing to eat, while corrupt officials greedily ignored the plight of the world. The Princess Consort's household had been loyal to the throne, but the throne could not give them justice or clear the injustice that weighed upon them.

Su Yi could not remain indifferent.

“I won't stay in the capital and wait to die.”

There, every love and hatred was ground to pieces by power, and the fragments of bone that flew everywhere were buried beneath layers of earth.

“Everything I do is to protect the peace of the people under heaven. If I can achieve that by giving my life for my country, what an honor it would be.”

Reading notes:

1. Pure historical setting, plot-driven.

2. Ensemble cast with many supporting characters. The plot takes precedence in all developments.

3. The romance between the leads is slow-burn; both are each other's first and only.

4. Due to the timeline, some plot points unfold through flashbacks, so there are many flashback scenes.

Theme: Give your life for your country and be remembered forever