In the twenty-first year of the Jingyuan era, Lin Ying of the Xiao royal family died beneath the Cangwen Sword of Jin Wuwei, the sixth prince of Lan...
In the conflict between the two nations, a member of the Lan royal family who had been living undercover in Xiao fell in love with the county princess of Xiao.
How could they bridge the gap between their identities...? Jin Wuwei knew it was impossible, yet he still fell for Lin Ying.
Alas, though the mandarin ducks were in love, the waters would not let them be together.
An account in the historical records of Xiao's royal family reads: The Lin family of the Duke's estate and the second daughter of the Wenren family had a son and a daughter. The eldest son took after his father and was named Yuan, and was granted the title of Heir of the Wenren family. Their legitimate daughter took after her mother and was named Ying, and was granted the title of County Princess of Jiumu. Clever and beautiful, the princess first met a member of the Lan royal family at the age of ten, then met him again at a palace banquet when she was twelve. Their eight years together came to an end in the year she turned eighteen. In the fourth month of the twenty-first year of the Jingyuan era, Lan invaded Xiao. The Imperial Preceptor's identity was publicly revealed, and after ascending the throne, he sent troops against Xiao. To protect the people of Yucheng, the princess faced the invading army alone. Everyone marveled that the princess knew martial arts and had single-handedly annihilated the enemy forces. The new emperor of Lan personally joined the battle. In the end, the princess was no match for him and fell to the Cangwen Sword in the new emperor's hand...
PS: The main story has a tragic ending, but there will be a happy-ending extra set in the Republican era involving warlords, as well as a modern-day extra.
Theme: A short, tragic romance
