May the heart remain as a flower,
A radiant branch, beautiful and flawless.
May this love endure as the moon,
And may I follow you to the ends of the earth!
The vows made beneath the flowers and moonlight amount to nothing but watching the flowers bloom year after year, gazing at each other in vain! Hearts change easily, so how can love endure? Perhaps flowers are destined to wither and fade before long; the moon waxes and wanes, and has never been whole since ancient times...
The first time he saw her was by the Qishui River. Her face was as lovely as peach blossoms, her smile and laughter enchanting. He was utterly captivated. When his proposal was rejected, he fell ill and never recovered;
The second time he saw her was six months later, on their wedding night. He lifted her veil. Her features were like a painting, and his dream had come true: at last, she was his beloved wife;
After six months of marriage, he had to go to the capital to sit for the imperial examinations. On the night before he left, beneath the flowers and moonlight, they held each other close and swore to be together for a lifetime, belonging only to each other...
Three years later, he passed the highest imperial examination and won an official post. Returning home in glory, elated and full of pride, he thought he could finally stay by her side, never to suffer longing or separation again. Instead, he heard that his wife had already married someone else...
He refused to believe it. He couldn't accept it. At last, he found her again, only to see that she really was in love with another man, sharing tender moments and carefree laughter. Seeing the slight swell of the belly of the woman he still loved, all he could do was pretend to be magnanimous, sever his feelings, and leave in despair...
Two years later, he too had married into a powerful clan. Yet he gave up a brilliant future, insisting on taking a post far from the capital as a senior official on the frontier, where he met her again...
The first love of his life had been etched into his bones and filled his heart from the moment they met. Even when love reached its end and only hatred remained, there was no room left for anything else...
"Even if everyone in the world has wronged you, I never betrayed you. Why did you have to betray me?" He could never accept it!
Who, in the end, betrayed whom?
Amid this tangle of love and hatred, he slowly grew up and gradually began to understand...
Flowers may bloom and fade, but one branch will always smile in the spring breeze; the moon may wax and wane, yet its beauty shines unchanged across a thousand miles...
Theme:
A Fortuitous Meeting (Marriage Before Love)
The Flourishing Female General
Original Intention
The Wild Girl by the Sea
Betrayal
The Other Shore's Flower: A Millennium of Falling Leaves
The Beginning
Playing for a Phoenix
Butterfly Dreams, Qingyang
The Legend of the Rain of Heavenly Tears
A Sorrowful Wind and Returning Snow
I just feel that someone like Wei Peizhu doesn't deserve such genuine affection.
It feels like a sequel to "The Phoenix Hairpin," haha, but let's just fantasize about happiness in the story. It's impossible in reality, and that's the charm of a story!
If I may be so bold, isn't this "real woman" (the female lead) a bit too idealized? She's too forgiving and too considerate. I'm not sure if I should call it naivety and kindness. And this Zhuo Shuyuan (the second male lead), judging from his powerful family background, how did he end up so carelessly? I think the years Zhuo Shuyuan and Zhenniang spent together were a very happy time for Zhenniang; she seemed very fortunate. P. S.: Why did I feel so sad watching this, even though it had a happy ending? It inexplicably reminded me of the ending of a popular Japanese drama from many years ago, *Last Friend*, where people carrying their wounds formed a new family and began a happy life. I think life isn't actually that easy. Like the question Xiao Fan raised about surnames—it's probably the simplest question in their lives. There are so many more trials waiting for them… Maybe I'm being too pessimistic. Please forgive my intrusion. In my opinion, the female lead should continue to raise her child alone, strong and independent, or perhaps she can simply remain friends with Chi Ziyue (the male lead) and look after each other. After all, they've missed out on so much. Rather than living with heartache, it's better for them to take a step back. Perhaps one day, when they look back, they can laugh it off... After all, love isn't everything in life.
What about Chi Ziyue's mother? Have they completely ignored her? Can the two of them be at ease? However, Chi Ziyue's mother probably can't accept this anymore.
He resigned from his official post and returned to farming. In the article, if the Su family and Ganmaocai don't let Chi Ziyue go, then he'll be the second Zhuo Shuyuan. It's truly speechless. What could be better than being an official?
I never expected that such a villain would gain power. The Su family, that second prince, and Prince Lu are truly useless. All they do is drag others down. Why didn't you say you weren't going to claim the throne? What are your ministers, who all support you, supposed to do?
It's already finished? That was fast!
Oh dear, it's over already. I'm so reluctant to leave! The author's writing is excellent, sincere and profound yet sharp, truly unique. Haha, I believe that your writing career will be bright. I'm really looking forward to your new novel! Applause erupted.
It's practically an ideal paradise! So beautiful, so wonderful... Everyone is fulfilled! Love, hate, passion, and resentment—all are dissolved by the word "love." Desire, greed, anger, and delusion—all are contained within this love, this delusion. Chi Ziyue is increasingly deluded, Zhenniang is also deluded... That couple is also beginning their path of delusion, but perhaps they are more clear-headed and more realistic now?
That's wonderful, that's so blissful... I belong to the category of projects that ended badly = = Linlin is quite cunning; she made Xiaofan lose his memory, so they can have a happy and auspicious family! O(∩_∩)O It would be so nice if Xiao Chi and Zhen Niang had another child.