The Embroidered Spring Blade and the Embroidery Needle

Blurb: The complete novel is now available. Three years after fleeing famine, Ruan You accompanies her elder brother to the capital for the imperial examinations. By chance, they come across the Brocade Guards on the move. More than a hundred men in flying-fish robes, embroidered spring sabers at their waists, are escorting a group of shackled prisoners. The wooden doors along the ten-mile street are all shut, and the place is desolate and quiet, with no one in sight. Everyone says the head of the Brocade Guards, Lu Changyin, is a bloodthirsty, cold-hearted tyrant. With a single flash of his embroidered spring saber, he can take a man's head. Ruan You spots the aloof-looking man atop a tall horse. His vermilion qilin robe stands out starkly against the snow-white world. Staring at his familiar features, she ignores her brother's warnings and steps in front of his horse. The young girl looks up, tears clinging to her lashes. "Sir, do you know Brother Anu?" Lu Changyin looks down at her and hooks a finger beneath her chin, his voice teasing. "I don't." "But I don't mind taking you as my little sister." The Brocade Guards behind him burst into laughter. Ruan You flushes with embarrassment, knocks his hand away, and flees. ==Later== The Ruan family plans to find a suitable match for Ruan You. Late one night, a shadow climbs over the wall into the Ruan family courtyard. Lu Changyin pulls the young girl into his arms and gently coaxes her. "Didn't Youyou say she'd only marry Brother Anu? Going back on your word?" Ruan You pounds his chest, aggrieved. "Weren't you the one who said you didn't know Brother Anu?" Lu Changyin chuckles and buries his face against her fragrant shoulder, shamelessly playing dumb. "Youyou can only marry me." 1. The heroine is sweet, gentle, and sickly, and doesn't go looking for trouble. 2. This is definitely a sweet romance. There's a little angst during the flight from famine, but the author thinks it's sweet. It's a warm story. 3. Romance-focused, with the relationship at the heart of the story. The plot serves the romance. 4. All official titles and court politics are made up for this story. It's a big stew of everything, with no historical basis, so please don't take it too seriously. If historical nitpicking makes you mad, the author is not responsible. 5. Original work. No trolling, please. Don't attack without proof. Trolls, move along. 6. Everyone has their own opinions. If you don't like it, quietly click away. Polite criticism and advice are welcome, but all personal attacks, curses, and indiscriminate abuse of the characters will bounce right back at you. If you insult me, you're insulting yourself. (Nyeh nyeh nyeh.) -------Coming Soon------- "Constantly Testing the Waters in a Battleground of Love" Blurb: [Next novel] 2019.12.12. Screenshot taken A goofy, heartwarming, everyone-loves-her story, with a battleground of love. Jinzhi transmigrates into the body of an amnesiac little palace maid who fell into a lake while saving the Crown Prince. The imperial kitchen's head cook keeps her well fed, and the chief eunuch backs her up. She eats well, dresses warmly, and is in great health. She's pretty satisfied. Every day, she just wants to be a lazy fish, live peacefully until she's twenty-five, leave the palace, and retire in the countryside with the head cook. But she discovers that all kinds of inexplicable trouble keep finding her. To stay alive, she has no choice but to weave her way between the fingers of the powerful. The frail, obsessive Crown Prince who would rather destroy what he can't have; the gentle-on-the-surface, scheming Prince Jing's heir; the unruly, domineering young marquis who cuts out people's tongues at the drop of a hat; the gloomy, poisonous, murderous, and twisted beautiful boy; and the mysterious Lord Qian Ci, who loves to lock people away and tie them up for no reason. From barely surviving in the cracks to thriving in the palace. Someone asks her for the secret. Jinzhi (lighting a cigarette): A true warrior dares to face a blood-soaked battleground of love. Nothing much to say. Just be a coward and you'll be fine. P.S.: 1. A battleground-of-love story, a goofy story, and plenty of strange character types. 2. A comeback story from the group's punching bag to everyone's darling. 3. The heroine is timid but beautiful, sweet-tongued and likable, and full of outrageous schemes. Point: .