Four Seasons, Dust to Dust

[Early work, rough and not worth scrutinizing]

[Volume One: Green Wood Dyed with Snow]

Ran Heng is a spirit born from a patch of sweetgrass, and the newly appointed fourth ruler of Qingyang.

Since childhood, she has idolized the one she calls her father, who gave her a second life.

Having followed the same path in life as him, she also wants to follow his example and remain unmarried for the rest of her life.

Yet her father, who had never cared about worldly romance, suddenly started meddling in her love life for reasons she couldn't fathom.

To make him give up, on the night she took the throne, she made a point of declaring to the heavens her determination to devote her life to her country.

Then, when she woke the next morning, she discovered that the heavens, having heard her thoughts, had “thoughtfully” placed a beautiful young woman in her arms.

And her father happened to witness the whole scene.

From then on, she had an unwanted nuisance by her side who simply wouldn't leave.

But as time passed, Ran Heng gradually realized that this so-called nuisance was actually the lucky star of her life.

Luckily, Ran Heng was shameless enough that she was willing to eat her words any number of times, as long as she could stay by her lucky star's side.

[Volume Two: A Century of Flame and Frost]

Yan Xin has been in love with Han Lian for ten years.

From the moment she first laid eyes on Han Lian, she knew she wanted her.

But Han Lian was already the next heir to the throne of Xuanying, while Yan Xin was merely a famously foolish child from the land of Zhuming.

For ten years, Yan Xin never slacked off, all so she could become someone worthy of Han Lian.

Now, in terms of looks, figure, family, and status, Yan Xin and Han Lian are a good match. Yet Han Lian treats Yan Xin far more coldly than she did when they first met.

For all ten years, no matter how coldly Han Lian treated her, Yan Xin never gave up.

Because the two of them were bound by a fated pact, even if Han Lian's heart belonged to someone else, when the time came, she would still have to marry Yan Xin.

But just as the moment Yan Xin had waited ten years for was about to arrive, she discovered that she couldn't make Han Lian fall in love with her.

So at last, she decided to grant Han Lian's wish and personally destroy the pact between them.

She never expected that Han Lian, who had always avoided her, would be unwilling to let her go this time.

★ Note: This story features characters with both yin and yang traits. Please avoid it if you can't accept this premise.

★ This is a fictional world, and the writing is rough. Please don't scrutinize the details.

Two couples, one-to-one romances, happy endings.

The story is divided into two volumes, one couple per volume.

Theme: Fate may be ordained by heaven, but relationships are shaped by people.