Shen Changyue had the face of a femme fatale, yet she was once a bright moon beyond everyone's reach.
But when she was young, fate brought her to Wei Zhi, who saved her. From then on, she loved him with all her heart.
Everyone knew she was Wei Zhi's woman, but no one knew she was his finest blade, staining her hands with blood for his sake.
One day, sheathed sword in hand and umbrella held aloft, she crossed the snowy plain. There in the snow, she saw a dying young man, drenched in blood, whose face looked nine parts like that of the man she loved.
That was the only time she felt pity, and the first time she lied to Wei Zhi.
She let the young man escape from beneath her sword.
Who could blame him, with a face like that? she thought. Just this once. May he go as far away as he can.
*
Three years later, Wei Zhi claimed the throne and chose a new queen.
As it turned out, even the love they'd shared back then was false. Imprisoned in the rear palace for her looks, Shen Changyue became a plaything, abused at their whim.
With nowhere left to turn, she found no place in all the world that would take her in.
Only the young man from that day held her, covered in blood, and walked through the endless snow.
She was the queen's consort. He was a rebel.
*
If there was nowhere in this world for her, then he would wield his sword and carve out a place for them with his own hands.
It was a day when the sky was pale. Snow fell without cease, settling all over them.
He carried her through the snow for a long time. Only the trail of blood stretching behind them bore witness to their passing.
Thus, Traces in the Snow.
◆ Accurate content warnings: old-school melodrama / sister-in-law romance / slight substitute romance / a crematorium where the ashes are scattered / the heroine is not a virgin, the hero is
◆ The male lead is the young man the heroine once mistook for her white moonlight's substitute. His name is Wei Su. Wei Zhi is the second male lead.
[Cover art from Sumeng-Mingsu]
2021/4/24
Proof of authorship is on Weibo. A certain author who translates Chinese into Chinese, please have some self-respect~
Theme: Let me think about it.
