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Huayang fled from Luoyang to Jianye with the imperial seal and the new emperor.
Her father and brothers were imprisoned, her betrothed had died in battle, and the pursuers behind her were ruthless and bloodthirsty. Apart from her infant nephew, the emperor, she had nothing.
And before her stood hostile invaders, a court in chaos, a weak and timid imperial clan living in retreat, and a new emperor who was utterly bewildered.
Fortunately, she saw Wang Heng in Jianye.
When they first met, Huayang was the brightest jewel in Chang'an's Daming Palace, while Wang Heng was an illegitimate son of a fallen aristocratic family and a new student at the Hongwen Academy.
She lifted his chin carelessly with her riding crop and said scornfully, "Wang Liulang, you're nothing special."
Seven years later, Huayang had become a fugitive from Luoyang, while Wang Heng was a senior official of the Southern Dynasty.
Her plain clothes and hairpin could not hide her beauty. She smiled at him. "So it's you, Wang Liulang of Langya."
Seven years ago in Chang'an, there had been two Wang Liulangs.
One was Wang Heng of Langya, an obscure illegitimate son from a fallen aristocratic family.
The other was Wang Jianzhi, the betrothed of Princess Huayang and the legitimate son of the Wang clan of Taiyuan, the foremost family among the purists.
Wang Heng knew he had always been a foil to Wang Jianzhi, a tiny star obscured by his radiant moonlight. Yet when Huayang softly called out "Wang Liulang," he shamelessly imagined she meant him.
Huayang: How can I make this fool understand that there is only one Wang Liulang I love?
[Notes]
They have been mutually in love from beginning to end.
The heroine once had a betrothed, but there was no romantic love between them.
The hero is sensitive and insecure early on, with an extremely difficult personality. He gradually grows over time.
----- Coming soon: "A Beauty Hidden at Crane Terrace" ------
[The boss who looked down on me eventually became my devoted simp]
It has been sixty years since Emperor Ruizong allowed women to enter government service.
Yet women still make up fewer than one in ten officials, and not a single one has risen above fourth rank.
This year, the Dali Temple hired a new female clerk from Jiangnan. Slim and delicate, with a gentle face and a soft voice, she drew a crowd at the temple on her very first day.
On her first day as secretary to the Vice Minister Cheng Huaijing, he took one look at her frail little frame, which looked incapable of lifting or carrying anything, and sneered:
Don't think you can get by in a place of prisons and criminal trials like the Dali Temple just by relying on your looks!
Then one day, a government official was found murdered in the divine capital. Several of the Dali Temple's most capable investigators happened to be on sick leave, so Cheng Huaijing had no choice but to take the delicate flower with him to the crime scene.
He assumed that the girl would be so frightened at the scene that she would lose her composure and only get in his way.
But as soon as she arrived, she remained calm and composed, pinpointed the cause of death amid the mangled flesh, and unraveled the mystery piece by piece.
From then on, she judged criminal cases, resolved legal disputes, and brought order to the bureaucracy. She grew from a lowly clerk at his side into the Dali Temple's first female minister.
"Is a woman truly not allowed to wear the crimson robe of a fourth-rank official?"
[The heroine's perspective]
"My birth mother was once a rebel.
"With someone like her in my family, I had no chance of becoming a court official.
"But in this day and age, just because she is a woman, even though she was a rebel, the court doesn't even know her name.
"Naturally, it has no way to investigate the connection between us.
"So I can come to the Dali Temple, and I can tell you our names."
A love-struck, handsome-faced Judge of the Underworld vs. an ambitious, icy beauty
Theme: True love inspires people to improve
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Moon in the Cave
A Beauty Hidden in Crane Terrace
Reborn, I Married My Childhood Friend and Nemesis
Old News from Chengjun
My Disciple Is Not a Black Lotus
Fishing for Leisure on a Galactic Livestream
The Sea's Colors, the Sky's Beauty
Shipwreck Remains
The Twin Jewels of the Divine Capital
Interstellar Food Scientist
Shipwreck
I really like the setting of this article. The author is full of writing skills. The warm daily life of the Hongwen Museum and the thrilling undercover plot are well described. What is commendable is that there are not many complicated and gorgeous words to pile up, but it is told eloquently. But when I saw this chapter, I really felt disconnected. There were some current Internet terms such as "f*ck", "support" and "stunned" in the writing style of the main drama, which greatly reduced the narrative effect.
I vaguely feel that Fifteen Niang acted on purpose.
I just saw this, it's so beautiful!! Lan Yue and Mrs. Xu are both very vivid, brave, and very interesting supporting characters. I am really happy to see such vivid supporting actresses! Huayang is also very lovable in his portrayal, with a wild and cheerful air. And, what is the origin of the magnolia hairpin on Mrs. Xu's head? Could it be that Taiyuan Rokuro's sweetheart is her?
Did Wang Jianzhi love Huayang?
Really good at writing!!! I'm short of words and can't praise you.
Mistress Gao is so amazing~
The little angel from Huayang was so sweet that he took the initiative!!!!!! Being rushed to the sweet dizzy in both directions!!
Isn't this a token of love? Isn't this?? If it weren't for this, I'd eat the phone and be satisfied!!!
The most exciting ones are the second and third volumes. The second volume explains the camaraderie and friendship between boys and girls. The third volume carefully depicts the intelligence and intelligence of the respective characters. It is not easy.
Yiyang is good, but too miserable, but he gave Murong Zhi a hard blow. If Huayang is a hard knife, then Yiyang is a soft knife, killing people invisible.