After decades of studying hard, always on edge and treading carefully, Jiang Zhuoya harbors an audacious ambition: to stand at court and look down upon the mountains below.
A thousand boats race across the river. Countless ambitious players plunge into the flames of power and desire, only to be burned to ashes.
She is but one speck of dust in those flames. And yet...
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I plan to write this story with more care and polish (I don't think I've ever phoned in any of my stories), so I can't promise regular updates, but I'll do my best to pick up the pace.
The story is plot-driven, with the romance written in detail, though there may not be much of it. That all depends on where the plot goes.
A slow burn, telling the story of one person's growth and a group of people's lives in government, giving voice to pent-up feelings, though not necessarily finding release.
