Blurb
Huan Man grew up on the estate with her aunties.
Her family's estate was vast, with several mountain ranges stretching across their land.
But the aunties didn't know how to farm, and neither did Huan Man.
The harvest got worse every year, and the fields were on the verge of going to waste.
Huan Man was so worried that her slender waist seemed to grow thinner by the day.
Her eldest aunt told her not to worry. She went out and came back with a few oxen and several household slaves who were supposedly good at farming.
They really were good at it. Not only did they farm well, they were all handsome, too, and lots of fun.
It was Huan Man's first time meeting men, and she found them fascinating.
Every day, the men went out of their way to please her.
For a while, she thought this one was nice, then decided that one seemed pretty good, too.
Sometimes Huan Man would wonder: when would she be able to cross the mountains, see the world beyond them, and find out what the men out there looked like?
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The final battle was fought beside the Luo River.
Huan Jian slaughtered a hundred thousand Qiang soldiers, brought peace to the land, and ascended the throne as emperor.
With the new dynasty established, the officials finally got to meet the emperor's treasured daughter, who had been kept hidden for more than a decade.
Only then did Huan Man learn that she was a princess.
Soon, portraits of handsome young men were flooding the princess's residence.
Huan Man was dazzled by all the choices. She spent her days enjoying the glamorous life, having so much fun that she forgot all about the men on the mountain who had once fascinated her.
But one day, an old acquaintance blocked her way in the palace.
A refined and noble-looking Imperial Astronomer stood by her carriage, tears in his cool eyes.
