Where the River Flows

A few warnings: This is a new author's work, with a very plain writing style. I'm trying to improve. It's a slow burn with a little political intrigue.

The biggest warning: Updates are very slow.

Jiang You Si is my first step toward practicing my writing. Dear readers, feel free to move along if it's not to your taste. (bows)

A seemingly gentle noblewoman with a hidden ruthless side * a cold on the outside, warm on the inside imperial confidant

Mingyi is the legitimate daughter of a prominent family who pretends to be gentle after seeing too much of the world.

Her mother died when she was little, and her birth father left without a word for ten years. Thankfully, the family matriarch was still willing to look after her.

She had planned to follow the example of the capital's noblewomen and live out a simple, proper life. But who could have expected the court's treacherous schemes to sweep through the Wei family, while the emperor's confidant, who should have been wary of powerful clans, repeatedly came to their aid?

As time passed, Mingyi began to notice Cheng Jing's warmth beneath his cold exterior. She thought she might as well take advantage of his help, then wave goodbye and leave.

But in the end, somehow, she couldn't bring herself to walk away, even when Cheng Jing became a traitor condemned by everyone.

As the son of a disgraced minister, Cheng Jing plotted his way into court, won the emperor's trust, and earned the title of imperial confidant.

At first, his goal was simple: find out who had leaked the exam papers in the thirty-fifth year of Emperor Lie's reign, and publicly clear his father's name.

During the years he spent biding his time, he saw far too many people with two faces.

Then, one day, he met Wei Mingyi, a young lady who thought she was doing a wonderful job of putting on an act.

He didn't care about how their connection began. But as fate drew them together, he was surprised to find the lotus-like face from his dreams becoming clearer and clearer. That didn't seem like a good thing for him, and he began to panic...

They risked their lives for each other in Luzhou, and she comforted him through the ups and downs of the political world. He knew he was falling, fully aware of what he was doing, and her image had long since filled his heart.

Theme: Break free from the confines of the cage, and carve out your own uncertain future.