Everyone knows that Mu Qingzhi, Commandery Princess of Changning, is the very picture of a noble lady. Her maternal family belongs to the imperial clan, and her paternal family is the illustrious, thriving House of Duke Jingguo! With the Empress Dowager doting on her and the Duke protecting her, everyone thought she would spend her life in comfort and splendor, living out her days in peace. But they say that if you fail to plan ahead, trouble will soon find you. Out of nowhere, thunder cracks: the vassal kings have rebelled, and not just one of them! Mu Qingzhi begins a tumultuous flight for her life. The court is treacherous, the martial world perilous. Who has laid this clever plan, and who is the hidden hand that will clear away the clouds and reveal the truth? As the layers are peeled back one by one, can the Commandery Princess of Changning ever return to being A Zhi, dressed in plain blue robes and lounging among lotus leaves as she plucks green lotus pods?
Though separated by a stretch of water, we gaze at each other in silence. The year he came to the capital, he disguised himself as an attendant. By chance, he saw her in the pond behind Qingning Palace, among endless green leaves. Her refined, languid gaze was proud and distant, touched with a hint of innocent coldness. Rain and mist shimmered over the pond, green reflected in red, as light spilled forth and mountains and waters brought them together. Years later, they met again. She was sixteen, in the full bloom of her youth, her radiance dazzling. On the city tower, under everyone's gaze, she spoke passionately of duty to her country and people. Below, in a patch of ground barely an inch wide, he plotted and schemed, maneuvering with skill. What a clash of titans! And in the end, who would reap the reward?
Story: The hero has a complicated background, is sharp and clever, and has a changeable nature. He and the heroine are brought together in dramatic circumstances, then clear every obstacle in their path, building a great empire together as they grow through their bond.
Theme: A sweeping life story about a heroine, with a wuxia flavor and a balance of lightheartedness and seriousness.
