Entwined Branches

[New story, The Princess Sent Away for a Political Marriage. Please add it to your collection~]

During the Ding'an era, the court is in turmoil. Beneath the appearance of a peaceful and prosperous nation, undercurrents are churning.

The second daughter of the Song family, born to the principal wife, is clever and perceptive. Before she has even reached her hairpin ceremony, she becomes famous throughout Xuanyang after presenting a strategy at court that drives back the northern tribes.

By contrast, the Song family's eldest daughter, also born to the principal wife, is petty and unambitious, thinking only of marrying into a distinguished family.

Two flowers bloom from one stem, each with its own story.

#The coming-of-age stories of two sisters#

Connected branches: the branches of two trees growing together. A metaphor for siblings born to the same parents.

Original title: He Still Doesn't Like Me Today

Content warnings:

1. Update schedule (important): A Xiang tends to delete and rewrite stories halfway through, so updates are irregular. If there's a ranking schedule, updates will follow it~

2. Dual female leads.

3. This is a fictional setting, very fictional! The background is partly inspired by the Qin and Han dynasties. Readers looking for historical accuracy, please don't read.

4. An attempt at a sweeping historical epic~ The plot moves slowly and there may be many characters. Please don't read if that's not for you.

Cover character art by @Ran Shuanghua-Qingniao. It is character portrait material~

Please add my upcoming story to your pre-release collection!

The Princess Sent Away for a Political Marriage

Yan Ange is a concubine-born daughter of the Yan family. Quietly, without attracting attention, she safely makes it to the age of sixteen.

She thinks her hard days are finally almost over and she can get ready to marry. But just then, the northern cavalry crosses into the borders of Great Zhou.

To secure peace, Emperor Yonghe selects someone for a political marriage. Yan Ange has the bad luck to be chosen.

The palace decides on her title overnight. She becomes Princess Zhaoning, and half a month later she is married off to the northern tribes with all the proper princessly ceremony.

On her wedding day, Yan Ange becomes the center of everyone's attention for the first time in her thirteen years.

The northern lands are bitterly cold, a journey of eighty thousand li.

Looking at the khan seated in the high seat, old enough to be her father, Yan Ange, who has suffered in silence for sixteen years, lets out a quiet breath.

Let whoever wants to pretend to be a proper young lady do it. I'm done pretending.

I'm going to find myself a good match.

Cover character art by @Ran Shuanghua-Qingniao. It is character portrait material~

Theme: Work hard and strive, and in the end you can have the life you want.