A Princess Meets the Grasslands

"After Fleeing to the Grasslands" is currently updating in my author column. The princesses of the Great Kang dynasty were graceful and flirtatious, fond of flirting and often going hunting for handsome men. Men who were both proud of their looks and ashamed of their own loose morals fled from them in droves. Kang Ning was the third princess, deeply favored by the emperor. She had high standards and liked handsome men with power and talent, not pretty, empty-headed men. But the Great Kang strictly limited princesses' power, and a princess's husband could not enter government service. Men with ambitions for a successful career hurried to marry young, steering clear of princesses their own age. When a Tatar prince, confident in his looks, tried to seduce the unmarried third princess with his spring-clear eyes, the princess, who was in hunting mode, smiled... The Tatar tribes who had rebelled against the previous dynasty surrendered and pledged allegiance. The noblewomen of prominent families worried that the emperor would choose some unlucky girl to marry off to the barbarous Tatars, and hurried to choose husbands and arrange engagements. But the heaven-blessed third princess volunteered to marry far away on the grasslands. Before the wedding, the eldest prince gave Kang Ning a swift horse. In return, Kang Ning caught a pair of adult eagles, and they agreed to raise them themselves and exchange them after the wedding. The wild, untamable eagles gave the eldest prince, Tara, a hard time. After much effort, he finally trained them to follow commands and recognize him as their master, only for them to fall into the hands of their original owner. Their trainer had no choice but to scour the grasslands in search of the princess, riding out with her falcons. Coming soon: "After Fleeing to the Grasslands" Mi Niang was sweet-faced, but her life was bitter. A great flood destroyed her hometown and swept away her parents. Carried along by refugees, she fled in a daze beyond the border. She thought she would spend her whole life as a lonely ghost who died far from home. No one cared for her, no one loved her. If she fell ill and died, they would wrap her in a straw mat and throw her to the wolves. Until the taciturn young herdsman appeared. He helped her nurse a sick lamb back to health and chased off the local bullies for her. Under the setting sun, she suddenly realized that the silent young man's figure was exceptionally tall. His face, mottled with bruises, stirred her lifeless heart. * When you meet someone who understands you, even hardship can be a joy. Male lead's perspective: Ba Hu hated trouble. To escape his chaotic family relationships, he split off from the family before coming of age, taking his servants and livestock with him. He cared for his animals like a father, but when faced with his own father, he was as silent as a mute. One day, while herding, he came across an ox cart carrying refugees. A silent girl walking along with a dog caught his attention. A person and a dog, one blank-faced and the other wary. He thought a wife like her wouldn't fuss and cry over every little thing like his mother did. But Ba Hu never imagined he could be so wrong. The dog liked meddling in other people's business, and the girl wasn't one for peace and quiet either. This is a gentle story of ordinary people and their everyday lives, in a style similar to The Pig Farmer's Widow and The Fugitive Slave's Mountain Life. There are no nobles, powerful officials, or sudden riches. There are completed works in my author column for leisurely reading. The Pig Farmer's Widow: The everyday lives of ordinary people in an ancient town The Fugitive Slave's Mountain Life: A semi-secluded life deep in the mountains Raising Children and Planting Trees in the 1970s: Raising children while building a career The Owl Doesn't Want to Work Hard [The 1990s]: An owl turns into a human and imitates people in her daily life (highly recommended, very funny, perfect for unwinding) Theme: Don't settle. Live the life you want.