[About this story]
In her previous life, Jiang Rao, a precious flower of the pleasure houses, withered and died on the snowy night when rebels entered the capital.
In this life, she only wants to use her beauty to marry into a powerful family and protect herself amid the turmoil.
But she has only herself to blame for taking pity on that wolfish boy who could barely speak. From then on, the boy clung to her relentlessly.
Whenever she tried to win the favor of the powerful, the child would tug at her sleeve, eyes red, and do everything he could to stop her.
She could take no more. In front of the boy, she hardened her heart and said, "I, Jiang Rao, will only marry a man with power."
The boy froze. His eyes reddened, but he held back his tears and gritted out, "I understand."
Jiang Rao could never have imagined that years later, the boy would become the Prince of Dongyi, whose power eclipsed all others at court.
Among a whole row of beautiful women, he chose her alone to be his Princess of Dongyi.
This man, infamous among the people for his cruelty and vicious temper, walked toward her against the light.
"You said you would marry a man with power. Now, I am your power."
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1. Both are each other's first and only, 1v1. The male lead is named Yi Chu. There's a reason for the name, which will be explained later, so please don't misread it!
2. Updates will be announced on Weibo. If something comes up, I'll post a leave notice there: @Jinjiang Mouyun
3. This story is entirely fictional. Please don't nitpick historical details or compare it with other works. Please don't take passages out of context or overanalyze them. Thank you.
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As a child, Shen Jingyou was the person Lan Fuqu hated most.
He was the youngest and most arrogant scion of a prominent Jiangnan family, dressed in jade and silk, a boastful rich kid who went out of his way to bully her because her father was a schoolteacher.
She was furious and hated him, until her cousin gave her an idea.
If there's someone you hate, make him fall in love with you, then dump him hard!
Lan Fuqu did just that.
When that pest grabbed her hair and wouldn't let go, she suddenly turned around, shut her eyes, and kissed him.
When she opened her eyes, the boy's hand had gone rigid. After a long moment, he turned away awkwardly.
Shen Jingyou seemed to swear under his breath.
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During the Lantern Festival, Shen Jingyou did something completely out of character and bought her a flower lantern.
He was just about to climb over the wall into the Lan family's back courtyard when he saw the girl standing there with a troubled look, holding the lantern.
"Sister He, tell me... when should I dump him?"
He was so angry he nearly crushed the white jade hairpin hidden in his sleeve.
They had agreed to meet in the back courtyard, but he never showed up. He rode out of the city and did not return until three days later, once his anger had cooled.
Who would have guessed that, upon his return, he would hear the terrible news that the Lan family had been investigated and arrested?
Adult men were executed on the spot; the women were exiled to the border.
He rushed into the Lan residence in a panic. Blood wound its way to his feet, while the shadows of the trees fell across the boy's youthful face.
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Years later, a valiant young General Shen emerged on the frontier.
Young but laden with military accomplishments, ruthless in his methods, clad in dark robes and surrounded by a murderous aura.
The enemy feared him, and so did the people.
He seemed to have no desires. Fine houses, fertile land, beautiful women: none of it mattered to him.
Until one day at a victory banquet, he saw a beautiful concubine his friend had recently bought.
His friend laughed as he spoke, saying that the beauty, a woman of the Lan family, was peerless and that he would marry her next month.
She sat below, head bowed, her long black hair spilling down her back.
Her shoulders trembled faintly, as if she were shaking.
Holding his wine cup, he looked at her without giving anything away.
*Childhood sweethearts, reunited after a long separation, lost and found again, both inexperienced in love, happy ending
*Bold and spirited young man → ruthless and solitary powerful minister
*Mutual redemption
Theme: To be added
Author: Why is Chapter 66 locked?
"Powerful Beloved" is Ah Yun's second book, and it is also the second time I have written a long review for Ah Yun. Compared with A Yun's first book, "The Love of Power" has made great progress in terms of character creation and plot, especially the emotional line, which is not abrupt and flows smoothly. 1Jiang Rao & Gao Chu There are thousands of people in the world, but I am only enchanting for you A'luo died helpless in his previous life, so he wanted to cling to the powerful in this life. However, A'luo did not give up his kindness and dignity. Therefore, A'luo had a "Beauty Saves the Young Man", and he was unwilling to flatter Xie Yunci to please him. Just as A'luo said to Lian Zhi: "Is it true that the ultimate mission of being a flower is to be pinched by someone's neck and played with in their hands?" This is what I like most about Ah Rao. He is in a humble position but not inferior to himself. A'luo is indeed a delicate flower, but she has her own pride and only wants to bloom for the person she loves. It was the good fortune of Aluo and Achu to meet each other when they were young. It is precisely because of their youth that their feelings for each other are the most pure and passionate. I think that if the fifteenth prince Song Ruihe met the daylily beauty Jiang Rao, he might have fallen in love at first sight, but this relationship would inevitably be entangled and constrained by power. It was precisely because A Chu met A Luo that he had the obsession he insisted on. If they had met, A Chu might have been just another Song Zhibai who only wanted to avenge his mother and concubine. Gao Chu, Gao Chu, such a name that was ruthless and full of blood and blood hatred, turned into a soft name because of meeting Jiang Rao. As for Jiang Rao, because she met A Chu, among all the people in the world, she found someone who was willing to let her enchantment bloom. Fortunately, fortunately. 2Xia Chan&Lu Ning In the second half of my life, I won't see you in the wind and moon Throughout the whole article, the most pity for me is the pair of Xia Chan and Lu Ning. From the description of Xia Chan in the full text, Xia Chan is a beautiful, kind-hearted, small-minded, and a bit quirky girl, but she is very slow towards emotions. Xia Chan always thought that she liked A Chu, but she didn't know that it was just due to A Chu's handsomeness, which was the most superficial kind of love. And the calm and gentle Lu Ning might have been in her heart since the "Hero Saves the Beauty" episode. But Xia Chan found out too late, Lu Ning had already left. Xia Chan is also strong. She did not choose to follow Lu Ning. Instead, she wanted to support his father for him, send his coffin back to his hometown, tell him about the romance he encountered, and do what he should do as Lu Ning's wife. But after all, Lu Ning has no chance to marry Xia Chan. No matter what the scenery is like in the rest of her life, Xia Chan will never have such heartfelt joy again. Because of Fengyue in the second half of his life, Lu Ning has disappeared. 3Xie Yunci A loyal heart to serve the emperor The person who impressed me the most was Xie Yunci. When Xie Yunci appeared in the previous article, I thought he was just a disciple of a romantic family, and his interest in Ah Luo was just different from other prostitutes. It wasn't until I saw the ending that I realized that my impression of Xie Yunci was too stereotyped. Xie Yunci was not only interested in A'rao, he had some real affection for A'rao, but as a member of the Xie family, his main purpose was to support the prince to ascend to power, and everything else had to be abandoned. Xie Yunci is a good minister, he is strategic and loyal, but he is misunderstood time and time again by the mediocre prince (the prince is a dog prince in every aspect, huh!), But he still does not forget to serve the emperor with a loyal heart. The prince's desire for the dragon throne and Xie Yunci's suicide and martyrdom make people sad to read. At the last moment, the prince eliminated all doubts about Xie Yunci. Perhaps he had no regrets. Also, Yin Chenbi is a rare sober and not annoying second female lead. I think she would rather be General Gui Yu. In addition, the "go" in the emperor's imperial edict at the end was very cute, and my favorable impression of the emperor skyrocketed, but the emperor died inexplicably in the end. (I don't know whether it was Concubine Chu or the prince who did it) In fact, A-yun still has some shortcomings, such as Zi-yuan's fate (I don't think I saw it, I don't know if I missed it), Song Zhibai's feelings for A-rao, the outcome is not stated, and sometimes the rhythm of the plot is not grasped properly. Ah Yun, keep working hard! Hope you get better and better! In addition, I like the ending very much, it echoes, and the reading has a unique charm, which reminds people of their journey together, which is very heart-wrenching. (The number of words in this article is not as high as last time in Doha)
I'm a little worried about Ah Chu, he and Ah Rao must have a good qwq
This girl Xia Chan takes herself too seriously. I just don't like her, so why is she so cruel?
Okay, Xia just doesn't want to give in
The heroine is a bit like a virgin.
After reading it, the needle won't stick!
It's a pity that Lu Ning and Xia Chan missed it after all.
It's really well written, keep it up!
I feel a little sorry for Xia Chan TAT