Ode to Yongning

In Luoyang, the Northern Wei capital, Buddhist temples stood everywhere, numbering more than three hundred. Yongning Temple was merely one among them. Yet whenever Princess Yuan Xi of Pingyang woke from a dream in the middle of the night, she would think of the temple's meditation tea, incense altar, chants, and wind chimes, as well as the Chinese scholar tree that had stood there for who knew how many centuries, and the barefoot young man in white playing a flute beneath it.

This is probably a story about a sweet, easily bowled-over princess and a proud fox. Along the way, they'll scheme to seize a throne. They'll fall in love, and perhaps even change the dynasty.

A Che, do you believe in Buddha?

No. I only believe in the women at Buddhist temples.

A Chao, if you want this realm, go take it. I'll charge into battle for you. If you want her dead, then let her die. I'll stand by your side with my sword drawn. Don't be afraid. Do whatever you want. I'll always be with you.

This isn't a story about two equally powerful leads, nor is it a silly, shallow romance. It's simply the coming-of-age story of a princess in the last days of a dynasty. Amid the fall of her country and the destruction of her family, love makes her bloom into a beautiful woman. Together, they will cherish and support one another, and walk hand in hand. How tranquil, how unhurried.

A sweet romance, one-on-one, both leads are virgins, no female rival. This is my first story, so the writing is still immature. Updates daily at 9 p.m. I have plenty of chapters in reserve and won't abandon the story. Please add it to your collection. There are red envelope giveaways every day! This is an alternate history based on the Northern Wei, so please don't nitpick the historical details. Thank you to all the lovely readers who found my story. Please let me know if you have any suggestions.

Here's a recommendation for Mu Tou's new upcoming story!

The Pharaoh and Me in 1922, also known as The Pharaoh Robbed His Own Tomb. This is a love story between an archeology PhD who accidentally disturbed a pharaoh's sleep and a miserly pharaoh.

He is a pharaoh of the Eighteenth Dynasty of the New Kingdom, a believer in the great god Amun. She is a young British aristocrat and an Egyptology doctoral student who has spent years searching for him.

He travels through the world of the Book of the Dead, while she crosses an ancient curse. They meet in Thebes, three thousand years later.

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