Xiao Jiwan is the one and only Princess Jinning in the realm. Murong Nian is the daughter of a disgraced official, confined to the imperial women's quarters.
The first time they meet, three-year-old Xiao Jiwan wanders into the women's quarters and encounters five-year-old Murong Nian.
“What is your name?”
Murong Nian points to her throat and shakes her head. Then she uses plum blossoms fallen from a tree to arrange two characters in the snow: Wanniang.
And so Xiao Jiwan learns her name: Wanniang.
The second time they meet, nine-year-old Xiao Jiwan wanders into the women's quarters and encounters eleven-year-old Murong Nian.
“Cousin, I remember her. Her name is Wanniang.”
Xiao Jiwan forcibly brings Wanniang out of the women's quarters, clears her criminal status, restores her birth name, appoints her as her study companion, and promises her an imperial title. They never leave each other's side through thick and thin, as close as sisters.
“A Nian, when you marry one day, I will ask Father to grant you the rank of First-Rank Lady of the State.”
Murong Nian lowers her head and says nothing.
Later.
“Your Highness once said that when this maid married, you would grant me the rank of First-Rank Lady of the State.”
Xiao Jiwan is silent for a long while. “A Nian, do you really have to marry?”
Later still.
“Your Majesty, within the inner court, the empress is the highest-ranking woman. Among the women of the outer court, the First-Rank Lady of the State holds the highest rank. Since Your Majesty does not wish to crown Lady Murong as empress, perhaps you could grant her the title of Lady of the State instead, fulfilling the promise you made as a child.”
“The title of Lady is acceptable, but not the title of Lady of the State.”
So Xiao Jiwan takes up her brush and writes the characters Jinning.
Jinning was once my title, and from now on it will be yours too.
I don't want you standing only in the shadow of the realm. I want you standing beside me in the annals of history.
An imperial daughter x a female official
Note:
1. This novel is set in an imagined blend of the Wei-Jin and Tang dynasties.
Another completed novel in the same series: A View in the Palm
A cold-hearted, power-hungry schemer who takes what she wants x a sharp-tongued, soft-hearted young empress who uses her power to entice
Theme: Still afraid that meeting you might be a dream
Xiao's transformation has to keep up, and he is destined to become cold and cruel. Except for Mu
The Northern Qi and Jin people were wearing armor and looking over, who could tell who was who. Today you are kind to the Jin people who are the vanguard of the Northern Qi Dynasty and are retreating steadily. Aren't you even more cruel to the Jin people in the lost cities and your own army officers and soldiers? Your soldiers are not Jin people, right? The people you protect are not Jin people, right? Take the lives of your own soldiers to show your kindness to the people? Just kill them directly, saying that their sacrifices were not in vain. In the future, the heads of the Northern Qi kings will be used as sacrifices to their spirits in heaven, which will make everyone in the world share the same hatred. After all, to achieve great things, someone has to sacrifice, so it would be most appropriate to sacrifice these people to heaven.
After reading the whole article, Zhao Jingyue is just a tool person and cannot feel the personality charm of this character. I was quite interested in her at first.
I don't quite understand Jiang Er. It feels like a bug. He has always been very thorough. Jiang Er, who appeared out of nowhere, was able to kill Jiang Yi, who was brave and resourceful in fighting all the way. . .
When will Jiang Er go offline?
Ding~Business fluid blessing update is stress-free!
I have always felt that Jiang Er is not a good person. Sure enough,
He was defeated by Jiang Er because Jiang Yi was careless.
Why does it feel like Jiang Yuanjin is a craftsman? Suddenly he was found and sent back by an unknown person. I feel like something bad will happen later.
If I guess correctly, this is already an afterthought????? I spent the first 200 chapters trying to figure out why the progress was so slow, and then it suddenly happened and it felt so sudden... Hahaha