Ballad of Jinghe

Xu Yenian, son of a general x Jiang Chuhao, prince of the Southern Kingdom

I met Jiang Chuhao when he was five.

I watched him grow up, taught him to ride and shoot, taught him how to protect himself, and taught him how to be a wolf in sheep's clothing.

I'm not a good person, and neither is A Hao.

The day and year A Hao left was my birthday. It snowed heavily, heavily.

From then on, the Jing River lay between us, and we could only gaze at each other from afar.

One day, a prince became a hostage. Jiang Chuhao understood that there would always be someone eager to kick him while he was down.

"Good-for-nothing" was Jiang Chuhao's disguise. In secret, he made moves and set traps, stirring up the whole world.

The moment he and Xu Yenian brought down the Li Kingdom, Jiang Chuhao thought he was finally free.

But he never imagined that this was only the beginning of his suffering.

A strange homeland, a father in his prime, newborn princes and princesses...

It seemed there was no place here for someone who had once been a hostage.

Xu Yenian said that the throne was rightfully Jiang Chuhao's.

If Jiang Chuhao wanted it, he was willing to help him reclaim everything that was his.

But Jiang Chuhao was tired.

He wanted to return to the banks of the Jing River.

There were willows and peach blossoms by the river, fresh fish in its waters, and honest farmers on its banks.

Later, two young gentlemen made their home there.

One was named Chuhao, and the other Yenian.

The Jing River runs long, the Jing River stretches wide, flowing ten thousand miles beside the Southern Kingdom;

The Jing River flows, the Jing River swells, its green waters reaching to the sky;

The Southern Kingdom stands tall, the Li Kingdom falls, black hair and white bones litter the mass grave;

The Southern Kingdom is generous, the Li Kingdom yields, and rice-scented songs ring out on both banks.

Theme: Growing together