The Deng family had a daughter renowned as the most beautiful woman in Jiangzuo, but that was eight years ago. Now twenty-two, she lived as a widow in Chaisang, keeping faith with her late husband.
Zhao Yi, a warlord and a formidable leader in his own right, was only twenty-one. He wanted to form an alliance with Jiangzuo and marry a daughter of the Deng family.
His adviser, Cheng Wan, said, "The fourth Deng daughter is sixteen, with beauty fit for an empress."
When Zhao Yi said nothing, Cheng Wan continued, "The youngest Deng daughter is just coming of age, young and beautiful. Given a little time, she'll surpass Xi Shi."
Zhao Yi only shot him a sidelong glance.
Cheng Wan furrowed his brow and asked, "My lord, which one do you actually want to marry?"
Zhao Yi smiled and said, "The eldest daughter of the Deng family."
Cheng Wan felt as if a bone were stuck in his throat. He said awkwardly, "My lord, you only beheaded her husband last year. She's now in Chaisang, keeping faith with him as a widow. It hasn't even been a year, and you want to marry her..."
In short, this is a love story between a pretty, older widow in ancient times and a younger, wolfish warlord...
An entirely fictional setting, an entirely fictional setting, an entirely fictional setting. Happy ending. There is a little angst at the start, but don't worry, you can dive right in.
At heart, this is just a trashy little romance, with a few Three Kingdoms elements mixed in. I emphasized three times that the setting is entirely fictional. I have no intention of insulting the ancients, and I'm not trying to be historically accurate, so please don't take this too seriously.
Warnings: Neither lead is a virgin. The male lead is a scumbag at first, then becomes a devoted puppy. Both leads have complicated romantic histories. If you can't handle that, please don't open the story. That's all.
The writing has some awkward sentences and quite a few typos. I'll make some adjustments, then go back and edit the chapters one by one to fix them. Please bear with me, and thank you.
Also recommending a friend's story: "Pampered to the Bone (Quick Transmigration)" by Danggui Chenpi. A possessive man turns tender and pliant!
Theme: The soul is forever free
January 3, 2025 The first book of the new year and it surprised me. Who can understand it really has an indescribable charm. While watching and listening to JJ Lin's Cao Cao, I seemed to be really in the Three Kingdoms, the fighting on the battlefield, and the changes in the situation. Many articles cannot express this point. Zhao Yi really fulfilled all my fantasies about a hero. His strategizing, his calmness, his ability to pretend, and his sense of a smiling tiger. They really admired him during the Battle of Guandu. He dared to give one month's worth of food for three days, while others only dared to guess seven days. He was calm, gloomy, and ruthless. Nothing short of that would make him successful. The scene where the imperial concubine is killed makes people call her as arrogant as Zhao Yi. Ten years of undefeated battlefield results made him arrogant, so he forced a million-strong army to march south to Jingzhou, considering Jiangdong as his treasure. Even if he was defeated, he still had many means to turn around. He had tried all his tricks, but he had failed to calculate that his biological mother would come out and accuse him of not being the father. He also felt unfair to himself, (the original text said, "Sometimes this world is so ridiculous. Zhao Yi has outstanding military achievements but is still regarded as an eunuch and an ugly figure by a wealthy family. Liu Zhaoyong is mediocre, but he can be regarded as the supreme and benevolent saint in the world because he has not lost his moral character." He wants to be a master. " But he, Zhao Yi, didn't believe it. He only believed that one day he could wash away his shame, regain the Nine Provinces, calm down the troubled times, stand at the top to worship the world, and look down on the world." From his father's side, he was an eunuch and an ugly man, and from his mother's side, he was the son of a prostitute, and his background was extremely humble. When he asked Deng Jie to give birth to a child with his blood, Zhao Yi put his forehead against her hair and said, "I will make him the most noble emperor in the world." His son will be rich all over the world, sitting in nine states, and his body will be the most noble blood in the world. Everyone will surrender at his feet and sing praises to him. His name will be engraved in history forever This is what Zhao Yi wants, not Haiyanheqing, nor peace in the world. What he wants is to wash away what he considers to be a dirty bloodline and cover up his ugly origins. ) Origin seems to be a heavy rain that runs through his entire growth process. He cannot avoid it, so he lets the heavy rain rage. This unyielding rain has always been the pain that has accompanied him throughout his life. At first, he loved his mother, but found that her mother did not love him. He loved Song Wan, but in the end, Song Wan left him and committed suicide. Later, it turned out that his mother didn't dislike him that much. She was worried that his appearance would cause trouble, so she smeared his face with dust every day before she felt relieved. Identifying him was the best way in the world, and Song Wan finally became a passerby. Because he already has someone he loves and doesn't care about this anymore. It's true that being loved will make you grow like crazy. The love between Deng Jie and Zhao Yi is too delicate. It's not a sweet candy cake, but the long aftertaste of a pot of strong tea. The more you taste the tea, the more fragrant it becomes. As for Deng Jie, her experience is equally heartbreaking. When she was in love as a girl, she tried her best to love Huan Wen, but he was simply a coward, abandoning her and the child in her belly. She discovered that Emperor Liu Zhao was Huan Wen, not Huan Wen. Huan Wen had died long ago. She had infinite nostalgia for Huan Wen in her heart but she would never mistake Liu Zhao for Huan Wen. She was moved by the second marriage of Zhao Yi, but she loved her family and her hometown of Jiangdong, which was not friendly to her, even more. She would never betray Jiang Dong and longed for peace. She went to Zhao Yi to make peace with him and beat him to death without mentioning the traitor. Her deep love for her son made her subconsciously stay away from Zhao Yi. I didn't talk about Deng Jie in a long way because I think I haven't reached that level yet to draw too many conclusions about her. However, Deng Jie was worthy of everyone and worthy of heaven and earth, but the world was too harsh on her. Her story, her strength. The characters in this book are all very fleshed-out and flesh-and-blood. The last time I saw the author's unconfident words made me feel so guilty after reading the entire book on a pirated website. Finally, I found the book in Jinjiang and ordered it all. Everyone should support the original version. This book is so well written, but the author still didn't get any reward, which is very sad. He must have put a lot of effort into writing it. The slightly rushed ending may have something to do with it. I really want to see Zhao Yi rule the world. Dear author, you write really well. It seems full of surprises at the beginning, but becomes more and more interesting as you read later. One thing I particularly want to say is that the author's writing style is really comfortable, relaxed, and the words are beautiful but not too gorgeous. There is no deliberate piling of rhetoric at all, it's just so natural! Apart from anything else, in terms of essay writing style, there really is no classical Chinese novel that I have read over the years that can achieve this level of excellence. I think many popular novels may not be as good as Agarwood is Like Blood. I have read several novels about heroes with the background of the Three Kingdoms before, and Zhao Yi is the most powerful and convincing one. I will definitely re-read this novel when I have time. The more I read it, the more I realize how good it is. All in all, I feel lucky to have come across this great book.
In fact, your writing is very good, so don't let others influence you! When a character is created by an author, he/she no longer belongs to the author and has his/her own soul and development path. No one stipulates that the hero and heroine must meet the bright and kind setting, and there is no need to pay attention to the thoughts and abuses of some rude readers.
Damn, here I go again. After reading Red Deer Is a Slave, I still feel uneasy. One is because of the two locked chapters (face covering), and the other is because of the author's withdrawal. Although I have never formally written an article on Jinjiang, I can still understand the author's mood. In fact, I feel that if you persist and switch to other styles, you are likely to succeed. The trend of online writing is like this. If you carefully write the story you want to write, it will be difficult to gain support from readers. On the contrary, those who cater to the public's taste can win the market. But I am still very grateful that you can write such a wonderful story. I hope that if you come back one day, you can still stick to your original intention!
Damn, I don't know if you have read the comments yet. In the last words of this novel, you wrote very pessimistically and said that your writing was very poor. But I want to say that you wrote this book really well. I often read this book again sometimes. Maybe you no longer write books, but thank you for bringing me a wonderful reading experience. I wish you happiness in the third dimension.
It's really good. It's been a long time since I read an article in one sitting. I can't understand those who criticize the male and female protagonists, maybe what they want to see is the perfect protagonist. I think the characters portrayed by the author are really good, and the foreshadowing is also very good. Many places can be echoed, and it deserves to be seen by more people.
🤩 The setting writing of this article is very experienced, but the later stage of the plot is a little rushed 🤩 If you want to revise the text, can you consider refining and updating it 🤩 🤩 🤩 🤩 🤩
Very well written! I have been a fan of ancient Chinese for more than ten years, and I think it is great to write ancient Chinese in big letters. It's not those messy and superficial routine articles. I like it very much! I'm still not satisfied, I want to watch some sweet extras.
What is it that supports me in reading it? Maybe it's the growth of the heroine that the author is talking about. Throughout the whole text, the heroine is constantly being let down. Her family, lover, surrounding slaves, people with background background, and even the heroine herself are despising her and blaming her. I always hope that she can become stronger mentally, but until the end, she is still not independent and dependent on others, even if that person is the male protagonist. After reading it, I once again strengthened my belief that people should not be so kind and responsible, but should love themselves more. The author's writing is good, and many of the characters stand out. The male protagonist, female protagonist, and emperor are all well portrayed. But I really don't like the heroine's character. I'm so frustrated. I'm going to read the author's other articles. I won't review this one.
This article is quite interesting, but I don't really like the extra chapter. It would be perfect if the extra chapter could continue the emotional line between the male and female protagonists; the whole story structure is complete, the plot twists and turns are vivid, and the image of the male and female protagonists is also established; the story of the beautiful sister and the black-hearted wolf dog can actually be handled with more sexual tension, but in terms of the current writing environment, the author has done a pretty good job~
This is definitely a book that I will remember, and I may forget the details, but it will be like a memory point, letting me know that it is a beautiful ancient book. The article in 2019 is no longer written, and I can't find it on Weibo, but it does not hinder my love for it at all. Unfortunately, I don't know when I can read the article again. In the end, it can be roughly seen that although the female protagonist is weak, she is somewhat different from Song. Compared with Shu Mo, life has brought more harm to her, but she persisted (although it was the belief given by the second male lead that supported her), while Song was more miserable and failed to persist. This may be the biggest and most fundamental difference between the two. The male protagonist is a heroic character, and the entire writing basically matches the character without deviating too much. The last 1V1 is probably what most readers like. I hope your current life will be better! [Rose]