Holding a Lamp to Light the Road Ahead

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She was a commoner, with neither a surname nor a name. Her mother died in childbirth, and her father resented her for being a girl instead of a boy. As soon as she was old enough to wear her hair up, he sold her at the slave market for others to choose from.

She still remembered that snowy day, when a lovely girl, white as snow and smiling like the bright spring sun, came up to her and took her hand.

"A Zhong, I want her as my little maid!"

"Green leaves and pure blossoms, their fragrance enveloping me. How about I call you Suhua?"

Her legs had long since gone numb with cold, but she still tried to straighten her kneeling posture and bow properly. Her childish voice was full of resolve, each word clear and firm. "This servant is Suhua. I am willing to brave fire and water for you, Young Lady, and will stop at nothing."

Wen Jinning, one of the young ladies of the Grand Commandant's household, was the person she had sworn to follow for the rest of her life.

Ten years flew by in the blink of an eye. The Grand Commandant fell from power overnight, and every man and woman of the Wen family was executed. The household servants scattered, leaving the once-prosperous Grand Commandant's residence desolate and empty.

The young lady, who had always smiled, sat before a mirror combing her hair. The candlelight flickered, making her once-clear eyes seem all the more dim.

"Thanks to someone else's help, I survived. I intend to enter the palace and clear my father's name and the Wen family's name. The risks are beyond measure. Suhua, I've found a way for you to leave safely. Jiangnan is beautiful. It's a good place. Go and see it for me."

She shook her head and bowed down before her once more, just as she had ten years ago. Every word she spoke came from the heart.

"Wherever you go and whatever you seek, Young Lady, I will follow."

She was willing to be the lantern in her young lady's hand, lighting the way along this road of no return, though she didn't know where it led.

[Plot Summary]

In Suhua's eyes, anything useful to Jinning was a treasure, and anyone who could help Jinning was worth winning over a hundred times over.

When there is greed in one's heart, one will scheme against others.

Manipulation, care, false affection, true devotion: she didn't care what methods she used, only that she got the result she wanted.

But the meaning of "love" was ultimately too hard to unravel. After using so many people's sincere feelings along the way, she could not help but get caught in love's snare herself.

[Reading Guide]

1. This novel has plenty of romance. The female lead won't give her heart easily early on and will stop at nothing to achieve her goals. One-on-one romance.

2. The romance will not torment the female lead. It will not torment the female lead. It will not torment the female lead. This is important, so I'm saying it three times!!!

3. Contains plenty of male rivals competing for the female lead.

4. The setting is partly researched and partly fictional. Please don't worry too much about it.

5. My writing is rough. Please bear with me.

Theme: Learn to understand each other and walk together