---New novel, Guarding Mountains and Seas, now underway---
Seven years ago, Princess Yao Guang Xiao Youluan was spirited and ambitious, governing through a new set of reforms.
Just as they began to bear fruit, the aging late emperor saw how mediocre his sons were and feared his daughter would seize power. He tacitly allowed the officials to jointly impeach her, then banished her to Huainan.
Seven years later, the princess was summoned to the capital. Along the way, she won people over, advanced cautiously at every step, and drew nearer to the highest seat of power.
"Father, what you refused to give me back then, I'll take back myself."
The only unexpected turn was that, on the road to the capital, she took in a girl from a foreign tribe. The girl was well-behaved and timid, with green eyes and an upturned nose. She was also mute.
After overcoming her fear and learning to speak, the little girl would tug at her sleeve and call her "Xiao Xiao" in a soft, sweet voice.
She would gaze at her with shining, adoring eyes, always come sit beside her and snuggle close, and secretly hook her little finger beneath the cover of her wide sleeves.
And whenever the princess pretended to be fierce and scared her away, the girl would eventually return to her side, trembling as she offered herself up to be held. Her slender arms wrapped around the princess's neck as she choked out, "I'm not Amuqin. I'll only be Ali. I'm Xiao Li, Your Highness's Ali."
How could I not love her?
Blurb for the new novel, Guarding Mountains and Seas:
Deep in the Great Mang Mountains lie nineteen towns, cut off from the rest of the world. In the little town of Lin, there lives an utterly ordinary girl.
A Pu has an ordinary name and plain looks. Her talent and natural gifts are mediocre, too.
But the spirit priestess of the Great Mang Mountains chose her, pouring into the girl the plans of ten thousand years, the hopes of a thousand years, and the hard work of a hundred. She helps her shed her mortal body and gain bones as flawless as jade.
The girl takes up the burden of the world's last spirit priestess, carrying the blood feud of an entire era on her shoulders. She fights the demons, ghosts, and evil gods, step by step reclaiming the mountains and seas of the world.
Only, along the way, she accidentally knocks unconscious a little fairy who came running down from Guming Mountain.
From then on, the grand-aunt of the righteous sect falls in love with the little demoness of the wicked sect.
A cold sparrow startles on Guming Mountain; all creation treads the River of Stars.
Theme: Even when trapped in adversity and denied others' approval, if you stay true to yourself and strive toward your ideals, the clouds will eventually part. You will realize your potential and earn admiration and affection.
It took more than ten years for you to discover your own problem. How could you, as such a smart person, not know it until now? It's just subconscious neglect. I don't believe that as an emperor with hands and eyes, you don't know her lack of security, her loneliness, and her value basically falls on you, because you are also enjoying this feeling of controlling everything about her, aren't you? Ahli Ahli, I mean cat slave, the emperor, you treat her like a pet, right? I can't think of your name in my mind for a while, because you can hardly say that you have never really gotten along with Ahli and had a relationship. You are first the Queen of Huainan and then the emperor to get along with her. That's backwards compatible, right? You have been controlling her. Ever since you knocked her unconscious after kissing her, you have subconsciously made the decision for her, right? Have you ever truly opened up and talked to Ahri on an equal footing? No, you are actually superior from beginning to end. How many times does Ahri get to see her father and brother every year? Have you really tried your best to consider her in these actions? If Ahri was not a simple princess of the North, but had real power, would you still be like this and only see her pain now that you have dealt with everything again? You don't, you're used to Ahri putting you before everyone else, so how do you repay her? Ah Li is definitely not your first choice, King Huainan. Isn't it so unfair? The last chapter left me with a lump in my throat. Did her father die only for you to discover this problem? After being your wife for more than ten years, can't you see how much the person beside you smiles less? You are the only one in Ahri's world. How much injustice did she suffer when you treated her like this? Why can't Ahri go home to see her father and brother more often, and trap her in a deep palace, waiting for you to come back and sleep every day, and then fall into waiting the next day? What about her life, her life as herself? What's the difference between a romantic harem and a harem? It's just a vassal. I read the last chapter. I was happy that the author also noticed this problem before writing it, but I was angry because it has been more than ten years. How sad that life revolves around one person. Regardless of whether you are a man or a woman, especially a woman, no one should become anyone's vassal. Remember that you are the most important. Don't treat others as your whole world. Are you still yourself? To be honest, when I saw what happened later, it was hard for me to imagine that our little Ahri, who was so happy, lively and intelligent before, had turned into a queen who had to suppress her emotions and had no close friends, clinging to the imperial power and losing her loved ones. I really feel bad for her. As long as Ah Li has a career and some power instead of being a vassal of the emperor, she can rush over as soon as possible before her father is dead, so she doesn't have to be so distressed and sensible enough not to tell the emperor. There is no need to be confined to the palace. Her daughter has walked out of the palace. What about her? Her wife had long regarded her as a gentle and carefree queen, so who would still regard her as the original Ahri. You were supposed to love her and protect her, don't make her unhappy, don't let her slowly become less like you. Have you really done that? Emperor, you still call yourself me when you sleep with Ahri. You are always the dominant one. Have you ever gotten along with Ahri as an equal? Sure enough, it is the blood of the Xiao family. You slowly forget to think from her perspective. You don't even know what your bedside person is worried about. You obviously came out of the deep palace. You were once a victim, and so was your mother, but you can't even look at what the queen you said you always love and protect her has become like after being wasted by your deep palace. Alas, how do you want me to see the following pictures of you that really give me a real feeling that you are a good emperor and a good wife? How can you live in a temple for more than ten years and always remember the hardships of the people? It's just that you are superior. Your personality makes it difficult for people to feel your strategizing, alas.
Well written! I think this is the best plot I have ever read. Alas, especially the last one. Many books really do not mention this. In almost every book, the male and female protagonists will become emperors and the other will become queens, but what is the difference between this and before? Or this book gave me a perfect answer. It really soothed my heart.
It's a treasure trove. It's really rare for the last chapter to discuss the relationship between the emperor and the empress. It would have been nice if there were more love scenes between Ahri and Xiao Youluan. Ahri has no career line, which is a pity... It's not enough.
The setting in the article is great, the writing is good, and the reflection at the end is also deep. I like it very much.
I came back from reading Zhen Shan Hai, both books were well written! The writing skills are strong, and the character descriptions could be more detailed. Compared with Ji, Ahli is fuller hhhh
The plot of this article is smooth, the writing is exquisite, and the author is really clever in portraying the characters. Judging from the standards of the author's first work, this article is highly completed and meets or even vaguely exceeds readers' expectations. Personally, I particularly like the introduction at the beginning and Xiao Youluan's thoughts on royal power at the end, as well as the reasonable attempts in the article for women to take the imperial examination, become an official, and ascend the throne. All in all, as the author's first book, this article may be a little green in some places, but it really deserves to be read.
I was so lucky to come across this book when I was in a literary drought!!!
Not bad. It's a rare article to read recently. But the emotional line needs to be written better.
When will the new article be published?
I haven't watched it for a long time. I didn't know how to watch it this time. I was shocked when I saw it. It's finally over, but it's just not enough to watch. Congratulations on the completion, please spread the flowers.