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Gao Cailuan is the Third Princess. Last year, she came of age, making her old enough to marry.
The court officials selected several potential husbands for her: Chu Dongyun, who had returned to the capital after suppressing bandits and had once been her study companion;
Yang Jing, a scholar at the Chaoyun Pavilion, who could debate with the best and had a talent for governing;
and Bai Zhushi, who was in charge of royal ceremonies and carried the Bai family’s mysterious mission.
Any of them would be a good choice, and yet none of them would. Most dangerous of all, her marriage had already become a bargaining chip,
closely entangled in the struggle between the Crown Prince and the Eldest Princess.
Then the princess fell from grace, the Crown Prince died suddenly, the emperor passed away, and the three-year-old Imperial Grandson vanished without a trace.
The mighty Eastern Wei was left without a Crown Prince.
At that moment, Prince Xun attacked the palace under the pretext of purging corrupt officials, intent on claiming the throne.
Gao Cailuan never imagined it, and neither did anyone else: she became Eastern Wei’s first empress.
From the day she ascended the throne, Gao Cailuan’s life was only just beginning.
She still had so much to learn about the bureaucracy, politics, and ruling a country.
Only one person remained impossible for her to read: her taciturn imperial consort.
It was as if he could foresee every calamity that would befall her.
After talking it over with my editor, I’ve decided to wrap things up and put the story behind a paywall today~ It’ll be locked soon~ Thank you all for reading~ I’ll also be reopening another story in the series soon~ Please forgive your author, who’s nearly been blown apart by the autumn wind~ Please don’t buy the paywalled chapters twice~ Kisses~
↓ Main character design ↓
Bai Zhushi, version 1.0, by @Mao Shi Bai Li
↓ Reader’s guide / content warnings ↓
① The heroine is a weak girl at first, but later she dominates the court. (If you’re not interested in romance, you can start from Chapter 112, the palace coup arc.)
② The heroine gradually darkens, with each change brought on by events. When her corruption reaches 100%, something major will happen.
③ The story has many twists. Until the very end, it’s hard to tell where anyone’s loyalties lie, and friends becoming enemies is commonplace.
④ The protagonist’s inner monologue is probably: [The righteous follow their path, the wicked follow theirs, and I follow mine. Not even gods or Buddhas can stop me from doing whatever I want!]
⑤ Most characters are determined to climb the ladder of power. Some care about romance, some don’t; everyone has their own path.
↓ Setting / Eastern Wei factions ↓
Countries ↓
Eastern Wei: A country in the east, formed by the merger of the Chaoyun Kingdom and Miansha. Founded by Emperor Deguang, ruled by the Gao family, and guided by Confucianism.
Western Liang: A country in the west that venerates the gods. Ruled by the Gongsun family. The Qingyun clan is the largest family.
Northern Sha: A country in the north, inhabited by nomads. It follows an inheritance law in which a father’s property passes to his son, including the harem.
Southern Jiang: A country in the south, conquered by Emperor Xiaoren (Gao Wei) and incorporated into Eastern Wei.
Dake: A desert land that has disappeared.
Eastern Wei royal family tree ↓
First generation: Emperor Deguang (Empress, name unknown)
Eighth generation: Emperor Xiaojing (Empress, name unknown)
→ Children: Emperor Xiaoren (Gao Wei), Prince Xun (Gao Xun), Eighth Princess (Gao Zhenlan), and the princes who have died.
Ninth generation: Emperor Xiaoren → Consorts: Fang Xueyi (mother of Crown Prince Gao Shouzhan), Empress Wang (mother of Eldest Princess Gao Fuya), Fang Xueji (mother of Second Princess Gao Xijun), Furong (mother of Third Princess Gao Cailuan), and an unnamed consort (mother of Fourth Princess Gao Chuying).
→ Children: Gao Shouzhan (first wife Bai Ruoshui, second wife Xiao Shanyin, father of Gao Yanyu), Gao Fuya (married Yang Chun, eldest son of the Yang family), Gao Xijun (married far away to Northern Sha), Gao Cailuan (married Bai Zhushi, head of the Bai family), Gao Chuying (married Yang Jing, legitimate son of the Yang family).
Tenth generation: Empress Huiyang (Bai Zhushi)
→ Children: to be added.
Eastern Wei factions ↓
Old aristocracy: the Wang family (the family of Empress Wang), the Yang family (husband’s family of the Eldest and Fourth Princesses), the Chu family (Chu Dongyun’s family), the Xiao family, and the Chen family.
New common-born officials: Factions led by Xue Hengji, Guan Xuanzhi, and Chu Yiyue, among others.
Military and political power: The Chu family; Fang Yiai of Nancheng; the Xia family of Kebei.
Eastern Wei’s main clan: Gao Xun.
External threats: Northern Sha and Western Liang.
Court power structure: Chaoyun Pavilion > Six Ministries > Five Courts > other offices of equivalent rank.
More to be added.
↓ Li Ran story-world relationships ↓
Li Ran: Historian of the Lantai Archives.
Bai Mingzhou: Vice Minister of the Court of Imperial Sacrifices and head of the Bai family.
Feng Qilang: Court Ceremonial Officer, Li Ran’s childhood friend, employed at the Court of Imperial Sacrifices.
Lady Official Chang: Li Ran’s friend.
Lian Ce: Disciple of Ao Chengxue.
↓ Eastern Wei timeline ↓
Premise:
Custard, it's me! I don't know if you still remember me, hhhhh, I haven't been to Jinjiang for a long, long, long time. In the past year or so of absence, I have worked hard to pursue one thing, and now I have achieved good results. The first thing I thought about when I landed in Jinjiang was to come see you. It's great that you are still writing articles! Come on! ! ! I'll pop up from time to time! Always support you!
Oh my God, are you really done?
There is still youth...
I don't play... I have given up on all games. I thought it was Paperman which was very popular at that time╮(╯_╰)╭
Is it Love and Paper Man 233
Sprinkle flowers! Come on! We are always here~~
Big thumbs up for the author and cheers↖(^ω^)↗I look forward to meeting you again when I read the books I like.
If there are no special circumstances, "Kuniwu Prince" will be completed in the near future. This ending is not the real ending, it is the ending of Gao Cailuan's girlhood. I started writing this book in August last year, and it has been more than half a year now. During this period, I was helpless, entangled, and even had questions about the plot. I don't know if I'm the only one who thinks this way, but it's really hard to come up with a story about Gao Cailuan's girlhood. I seemed to have said at the beginning that the only protagonist of this book is Gao Cailuan, and Baizhu Shi is considered a supporting character. However, because it is telling the story of Gao Cailuan's girlhood, Baizhu Shi and Chu Dongyun are described more. Zhu Fusang and Dong Yue may involve slightly fantasy elements. Zhu Fusang and Dong Yue represent heaven's will and heaven's rebellion respectively. If you feel that this fantasy element is unacceptable, you can choose to ignore it.
The purpose of writing this book is love, but I also want to write about the fate of the characters under great waves, as well as the decisions made by people from all walks of life in the face of such background. The theme is "struggle".
Zhu Fusang is the sky, Dongyue competes with the sky, and white bamboo solid competes with the sky.
Gao Cailuan is fighting against fate.
Guan Xuanzhi, Xue Hengji, and Xiao Shaoshu competed with social classes.
Women represented by Xie Tingyun compete with men in society for resources.
Anyway, whether you like it or not, the tragic and happy fate of the characters has already been determined.
Next, Gao Cailuan should officially enter his youth period.
Damn, here I come! Saved for a long time! The writing is getting easier and easier, great!
Take some time to relax, don't force yourself on relationships, you are so gentle and lovely, you deserve someone better, come on!
Dada is back. Gongsun and the heroine may be brothers and sisters.
Custard, it's me! I don't know if you still remember me, hhhhh, I haven't been to Jinjiang for a long, long, long time. In the past year or so of absence, I have worked hard to pursue one thing, and now I have achieved good results. The first thing I thought about when I landed in Jinjiang was to come see you. It's great that you are still writing articles! Come on! ! ! I'll pop up from time to time! Always support you!
Oh my God, are you really done?
There is still youth...
I don't play... I have given up on all games. I thought it was Paperman which was very popular at that time╮(╯_╰)╭
Is it Love and Paper Man 233
Sprinkle flowers! Come on! We are always here~~
Big thumbs up for the author and cheers↖(^ω^)↗I look forward to meeting you again when I read the books I like.
If there are no special circumstances, "Kuniwu Prince" will be completed in the near future. This ending is not the real ending, it is the ending of Gao Cailuan's girlhood. I started writing this book in August last year, and it has been more than half a year now. During this period, I was helpless, entangled, and even had questions about the plot. I don't know if I'm the only one who thinks this way, but it's really hard to come up with a story about Gao Cailuan's girlhood. I seemed to have said at the beginning that the only protagonist of this book is Gao Cailuan, and Baizhu Shi is considered a supporting character. However, because it is telling the story of Gao Cailuan's girlhood, Baizhu Shi and Chu Dongyun are described more. Zhu Fusang and Dong Yue may involve slightly fantasy elements. Zhu Fusang and Dong Yue represent heaven's will and heaven's rebellion respectively. If you feel that this fantasy element is unacceptable, you can choose to ignore it. The purpose of writing this book is love, but I also want to write about the fate of the characters under great waves, as well as the decisions made by people from all walks of life in the face of such background. The theme is "struggle". Zhu Fusang is the sky, Dongyue competes with the sky, and white bamboo solid competes with the sky. Gao Cailuan is fighting against fate. Guan Xuanzhi, Xue Hengji, and Xiao Shaoshu competed with social classes. Women represented by Xie Tingyun compete with men in society for resources. Anyway, whether you like it or not, the tragic and happy fate of the characters has already been determined. Next, Gao Cailuan should officially enter his youth period.
Damn, here I come! Saved for a long time! The writing is getting easier and easier, great! Take some time to relax, don't force yourself on relationships, you are so gentle and lovely, you deserve someone better, come on!
Dada is back. Gongsun and the heroine may be brothers and sisters.