The swan flies with its mate, soaring together through the clear skies. It often fears the hunter's nets and worries disaster might strike at any moment. Would it not be better to gather at the Five Lakes, drifting with the current and nibbling at duckweed? Free and unrestrained, why be so startled and afraid?
He Yan, Wei-Jin period, "Poem on Aspiration"
Rather than soar high like swans only to be slaughtered, perhaps they should gather at the Five Lakes instead.
Rather than roam far and wide in fear and unease, would it not be better to stay with the other ordinary creatures of the water?
Yet simply drifting with the current is not true freedom.
True freedom comes after the swan has soared high, escaped one slaughter after another, and learned how to protect itself. Only then can it find a peaceful home where it may live out its days.
This is the tale of a swan's strategist, and of a woman who once meant to play a supporting role, but instead sought freedom.
I am Murong Tong, the current emperor. My mother is Princess Xing Tang. My biological father is the late emperor, my imperial uncle. My father is the consort my mother married first, who failed in his rebellion.
My mother pursued freedom all her life, never regretting it even after enduring death's door nine times. She married an enemy, followed a brother, and in the end, her destination was someone else.
This is a story that's funny with a touch of darkness, and dark with a touch of sorrow.
Two endings, unconventional, and a snarky story that turns the Mary Sue formula on its head!!
When you read it a second time, don't be afraid to think through the terrifying implications!!
Freedom endures through slaughter, eternal and unbroken. Beneath heaven, there are no peach blossoms that cannot be plucked.
I love to read and dare to write articles, the heroine cannibalizes people (physical meaning), chops people (physical meaning), orthopedic triangle
I originally went to the orthopedics department, but I didn't expect that I would stand up to Yan Zhao as soon as he died. As expected, my dead husband is the best.
What I enjoyed the most about Yan Zhao was the heroine's nostalgia and evaluation of him. She said he was ambitious but not destined, said he was smart but too stupid, said he was in a dilemma, said he would have no way out if he didn't rebel, and said he was too young to switch from business to politics.
Talking about teenage couples, talking about first meeting, talking about deception (false pregnancy), talking about using, talking about trust, talking about bloodshed, talking about jealousy, at the beginning, it was full of details, teenagers fell in love, fell in love and killed each other, they were a couple on the surface, the heroine could have saved his life, but she was heartbroken, but it was the second brother she wanted to turn to, but she wanted power, not her sweetheart.
The heroine really loved him at the beginning. The political opposition did not affect her to use all means to get him. It did not affect her ambition to dote on him. It did not affect her caring about him. It did not affect her being jealous. It did not affect her following him. It did not affect her killing his eldest brother. It did not affect her using the fetus in her belly to contain him.
Similarly, it does not affect her jumping ship to find another job for her own power.
He is a son-in-law, he is a businessman, and he has great ambitions. It is really easy to rebel against the profession of consort. I think his most stupid step is to make a real plan to infiltrate the heroine's lair to make trouble for the heroine. The wisest thing is to use a beauty. He planned (himself) to use his past friendship and the grace of saving his life to deceive the young heroine into getting rid of her. It is easiest to distinguish true love from falsehood between them. The truth is true, and the false and the false are the false and the false.
He killed each other three times, but in the end he never really took action. He was a wolf cub who didn't know what to do, and he tried to test him, but he was completely defeated in the end.
A mantis who is restless about his destiny, "How?"
My favorite part about the second brother was the fratricide at the beginning (the fifth sister was implicated by the prince). I was quite surprised when the part about the young tame and dye came out. I thought they had a bad relationship.
The tug-of-war between the emperor and his mistress and sister before he was forced into the palace later was also very delicious.
It should be said that the second brother has given enough time to eradicate the hatred of Yunzhou, the hatred of parricide, the hatred of favor and family hatred.
It can be said that it was a failure to keep him alive later, but at first he wanted to take the heroine away and later he became so angry that he wanted to burn the heroine to death and fake his own death. It was quite delicious.
Loving him as much as he loves this character is not a good thing. Not letting go, possessing, and showing sympathy for each other will not affect him from letting the heroine go to the border to be in danger, nor will it affect him from letting their child go to fight water thieves, nor will it affect his standing.
He has hurt too many people and cannot be let go lightly.
"How can the fire in the heart be willing to let the soup stop boiling"
Brother, I don't feel anything. I skipped the next dozen chapters of daily life after marriage and didn't read it. Maybe it's because his tolerant love didn't poke me. It's my XP problem, not the teacher's problem () I like his gentlemanly appearance, his prudery, his ruthlessness beneath the surface, and I'm very satisfied with his destiny as the heroine. The main point between him and the heroine is probably to avoid sincerity and take the initiative to understand and accompany him.
All in all, "It's only when there is no heart that we can match each other." Listen to the repo written by Liansi Opera. It's such an old text and such an old BGM.
In fact, if you don't talk about emotions in the power game, it will be a normal story of intrigue. However, emotions are also a weapon in many cases. If the protagonist of the story doesn't care about feelings at all, he will just be a winner and loser. However, it is impossible for human beings not to be affected by feelings. In the feudal era when imperial power was concentrated, the game of power was a zero-sum game, and there was never a third way.
So what happened to those few people in the army. . . I'm afraid it's not just the eldest brother who can die a happy death (hidden male protagonist)
Both female characters are particularly well written. . .
So this story, although most of the time is about emotions, is essentially about a power struggle. Feelings are just a weapon placed in the open.
Without trust between husband and wife, how can a happy ending be possible?
I fell in love until I fell in love, but my true love faded in the end.
I come back and read this every year, I love it so much
"My Mary Sue Mother"
Indeed, if you eat it, you will get Toxoplasma gondii or something in your mind. Terminal illness
I love to read and dare to write articles, the heroine cannibalizes people (physical meaning), chops people (physical meaning), orthopedic triangle I originally went to the orthopedics department, but I didn't expect that I would stand up to Yan Zhao as soon as he died. As expected, my dead husband is the best. What I enjoyed the most about Yan Zhao was the heroine's nostalgia and evaluation of him. She said he was ambitious but not destined, said he was smart but too stupid, said he was in a dilemma, said he would have no way out if he didn't rebel, and said he was too young to switch from business to politics. Talking about teenage couples, talking about first meeting, talking about deception (false pregnancy), talking about using, talking about trust, talking about bloodshed, talking about jealousy, at the beginning, it was full of details, teenagers fell in love, fell in love and killed each other, they were a couple on the surface, the heroine could have saved his life, but she was heartbroken, but it was the second brother she wanted to turn to, but she wanted power, not her sweetheart. The heroine really loved him at the beginning. The political opposition did not affect her to use all means to get him. It did not affect her ambition to dote on him. It did not affect her caring about him. It did not affect her being jealous. It did not affect her following him. It did not affect her killing his eldest brother. It did not affect her using the fetus in her belly to contain him. Similarly, it does not affect her jumping ship to find another job for her own power. He is a son-in-law, he is a businessman, and he has great ambitions. It is really easy to rebel against the profession of consort. I think his most stupid step is to make a real plan to infiltrate the heroine's lair to make trouble for the heroine. The wisest thing is to use a beauty. He planned (himself) to use his past friendship and the grace of saving his life to deceive the young heroine into getting rid of her. It is easiest to distinguish true love from falsehood between them. The truth is true, and the false and the false are the false and the false. He killed each other three times, but in the end he never really took action. He was a wolf cub who didn't know what to do, and he tried to test him, but he was completely defeated in the end. A mantis who is restless about his destiny, "How?" My favorite part about the second brother was the fratricide at the beginning (the fifth sister was implicated by the prince). I was quite surprised when the part about the young tame and dye came out. I thought they had a bad relationship. The tug-of-war between the emperor and his mistress and sister before he was forced into the palace later was also very delicious. It should be said that the second brother has given enough time to eradicate the hatred of Yunzhou, the hatred of parricide, the hatred of favor and family hatred. It can be said that it was a failure to keep him alive later, but at first he wanted to take the heroine away and later he became so angry that he wanted to burn the heroine to death and fake his own death. It was quite delicious. Loving him as much as he loves this character is not a good thing. Not letting go, possessing, and showing sympathy for each other will not affect him from letting the heroine go to the border to be in danger, nor will it affect him from letting their child go to fight water thieves, nor will it affect his standing. He has hurt too many people and cannot be let go lightly. "How can the fire in the heart be willing to let the soup stop boiling" Brother, I don't feel anything. I skipped the next dozen chapters of daily life after marriage and didn't read it. Maybe it's because his tolerant love didn't poke me. It's my XP problem, not the teacher's problem () I like his gentlemanly appearance, his prudery, his ruthlessness beneath the surface, and I'm very satisfied with his destiny as the heroine. The main point between him and the heroine is probably to avoid sincerity and take the initiative to understand and accompany him. All in all, "It's only when there is no heart that we can match each other." Listen to the repo written by Liansi Opera. It's such an old text and such an old BGM.
In fact, if you don't talk about emotions in the power game, it will be a normal story of intrigue. However, emotions are also a weapon in many cases. If the protagonist of the story doesn't care about feelings at all, he will just be a winner and loser. However, it is impossible for human beings not to be affected by feelings. In the feudal era when imperial power was concentrated, the game of power was a zero-sum game, and there was never a third way.
So what happened to those few people in the army. . . I'm afraid it's not just the eldest brother who can die a happy death (hidden male protagonist)
Both female characters are particularly well written. . .
So this story, although most of the time is about emotions, is essentially about a power struggle. Feelings are just a weapon placed in the open.
Without trust between husband and wife, how can a happy ending be possible?
I fell in love until I fell in love, but my true love faded in the end.
I come back and read this every year, I love it so much
"My Mary Sue Mother"
Indeed, if you eat it, you will get Toxoplasma gondii or something in your mind. Terminal illness