Loyal ministers and sovereigns, childhood sweethearts, reunited after years apart, loving and fighting each other!
Set in the late Tang dynasty, with political intrigue, revenge, romance, and a princess-consort story. The top is weaker and the bottom stronger. She disguises herself as a man, but will reveal her identity later. Happy ending.
Strategist vs. Emperor (scheming pretty-faced scholar × deranged, possessive princess). Everyone is villainous. The female lead is an antagonist: a sinister, calculating woman who meticulously plots to put her wife on the throne, then joins hands with her to usher in a matriarchy.
A horrific case of a family wiped out after being framed and falsely accused turned Gu Junhan, born into a duke's household and chosen to accompany a princess as her study companion, into an orphan. She witnessed her family being slaughtered with her own eyes, and the seed of vengeance took root. So, at seventeen, she assumed the name Zhang Jingchu and traveled to the capital to sit for the imperial examinations.
She placed among the top three, earning the title of Third Laureate, and became known throughout the land. Thus she entered the imperial court and began secretly investigating the Gu family's massacre.
Princess Zhaoyang, who was well versed in court affairs, had long lived within the palace and had always refused to choose a consort. Yet after the examination results were announced, she took the initiative to choose the Third Laureate as her husband. When seduction failed, she resorted to coercion.
Childhood
Gu Junhan: "Your Highness."
Li Wan: "Could you stop following me around? I told you I don't want to study."
Ten years later
Zhang Jingchu (Gu Junhan): "Lady Gu."
Gu Nian (Li Wan): "Go trim the lamp wick."
After their wedding
Zhang Jingchu: "Your Highness."
Li Wan: "What should I call you, Gu Junhan?"
Zhang Jingchu: "This subject is Zhang Jingchu. Your Highness has mistaken me for someone else."
Li Wan: "We've known each other since childhood. I couldn't mistake you, even if you were reduced to ashes."
Zhang Jingchu: "Why make things difficult for me, Your Highness? Does it really matter whether it's true or not?"
Li Wan: "Make things difficult for you? I've spent ten years looking for you. They all said you were dead, but I didn't believe them."
After the palace coup
Li Wan: "Why can't you follow behind me like you did when we were children...?"
Gu Junhan: "Gu Junhan is dead. She died beneath the blades of your Li family."
Gu Junhan: "My feud with your Li family is settled now. I owe nothing to anyone. You are the only exception. This is the only recompense I can offer you."
Li Wan: "You think this will earn my forgiveness? I don't just want the power in your hands. I want to keep you by my side forever, for all eternity."
P.S. Every romance in the author's stories is between women. Falling in love requires that you be a woman, so even when the female lead disguises herself as a man, there is no deception involved. The princess already liked the female lead when they were children and she was her study companion. It's the sort of relationship where she likes her while also finding her annoying.
Theme: We are the mountain.
As the word "End" pops up on the cover, the story of "Sauvignon Blanc" comes to an end in real life. With a little reluctance and happiness, we have also arrived at the thirty-two years of forever. It is very interesting to watch yourself and your lover grow older together. It is a blessing to be able to grow old together in peace, joy and health. Thank you to the author for allowing every reader who likes "Sauvignon Blanc" to see a picture of peace in the world and lovers growing old together. We meet every day in the story of "Ling of Long Love", and we also carry our yearning for the Jokhang World and forge ahead high-spirited. When the spring is warm and the flowers are blooming, it is the time to bid farewell to suffering and welcome new life. Please allow me to introduce a creature here - the deep-sea anglerfish. This fish has a unique reproductive mechanism. The size of the male fish is only 1/50 of the female fish. After locating the female fish through the sense of smell, he attaches his teeth to her body surface and gradually integrates the circulatory system. Finally, only the testes remain as reproductive appendages. Eventually, except for the gonads and gills, most of the other organs of the male fish degenerate, and they completely rely on the female fish to maintain their life, essentially becoming the female fish's "lifelong reproductive accessory structure." A female fish may be parasitized by multiple male fish at the same time. This behavior is an efficient reproductive strategy evolved by anglerfish in the extreme environment of deep sea darkness and scarce food. This is a creature that can sacrifice everything for reproduction. Males are reduced to ruthless breeding machines. In order to "eat soft food", they can destroy the entire body except the testicles. Perhaps natural selection has allowed male creatures to engrave their obsession with reproduction into their genes. To this day, with the development of human civilization, few women understand that reproductive rights have always been in their own hands. What's more, they even lack their own subjectivity, which has given rise to various social problems today. I especially like a saying: Women hold up half the sky. In the environment around me, outstanding women are like stars. Whether it is sports, work, childcare, academic qualifications, etc., Their abilities are far superior to those of the men around me. However, there is not a single woman occupying the core positions. I also tried to move up, but in the end I suffered a bloody blow and fell to the bottom. So, is it because we are not capable enough? Is it because we can't do things that only men can do? Repeatedly questioning and self-defending, I missed my opportunity for growth in the constant internal friction. Maybe many people don't like the author's setting of women disguising themselves as men in the article. I was also resistant to such expressions at first. But if we think about it calmly, we can feel the author's helplessness towards the social system from ancient times to the present. This is the only way that the article fits the reality. Just think about it, how could Gu Junhan have achieved fame without disguising himself as a man? Then where is the Sauvignon Blanc? "Tang Lv Shu Yi" has already clearly stipulated: "women are not allowed to hold office", that is, women cannot hold official positions. The fundamental purpose of the imperial examination was to select officials. Naturally, this right to participate in and discuss government affairs could not be open to women. Even though the education atmosphere for women in the Song Dynasty was relatively open, and talented women such as Li Qingzhao and Zhu Shuzhen appeared, no matter how high their literary achievements were, they still had no chance of taking the imperial examination. During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, female education was mainly for "internal training" and "chastity" rather than for official career. This institutional barrier blocks the path for women to become dominant from birth. Perhaps in the article, we can find a way for the heroine to participate in the imperial examination by "disguising herself as a man". However, in history, once such a thing is discovered, not only cannot it be counterattacked, but it may even lead to death. The "Ming Huidian" clearly stipulates that those who fake their nationality or cheat for exams will be "executed", that is, they will be sentenced to death. Not only is it illegal for a woman to disguise herself as a man, but she also cannot escape identity verification at all levels. In the Qing Dynasty, some people were exiled for taking exams on behalf of others, and some candidates were punished for being imposters. Not to mention that when a woman pretends to be a man, the risk of exposure is extremely high and there is no way to pass without obstruction. Taking the Qing Dynasty as an example, the country's population exceeded 300 million, but the female literacy rate was less than 3%. It is generally believed among the people that "it is virtue for a woman not to have talent", and most families will not spend resources to educate their daughters to study. Women's literacy is mostly used for keeping accounts at home, embroidering patterns, and reading Buddhist scriptures. Very few people systematically study Confucian classics. The core contents of the imperial examinations, such as the Book of Songs, Shangshu, Book of Rites, Zhouyi, Spring and Autumn Annals, and Zhu Xi's Annotations on the Four Books, have complex structures and obscure meanings, which can be easily overcome by non-poor students. Even if there were occasional women who were influenced by their fathers and brothers and were able to read and write, they were still far from the level required to take the imperial examination. However, from forever on, that insurmountable barrier has been broken down. In the world of "Sauvignon Blanc", there will no longer be discrimination and arrogance against women, and everyone can find a suitable position for themselves based on their abilities. If it can never be realized in our world, then I pray that the world of "Sauvignon Blanc" will last forever, and perhaps through us readers, through the platform of Jinjiang, this beautiful utopia can be passed down, so that millions of women can see that we have another possibility. We don't have Li Wan's background, we don't have Gu Junhan's talents, and we rarely have a mother like Yuan Ji who advises him, and it's even harder to have an older brother like Yang Jing who always puts his sister first... There seems to be nothing, not to mention that we live in a "Confucian and Taoist" cultural circle that has given priority to men for thousands of years? Please don't give up on yourself like this, don't fall into the fallacy of self-denial, let alone discipline yourself with the value system imposed on us by others. Every one of us women is not born weak. Capital pursues white and thin children, so women abandon their strong body muscles for the need of reproduction, reducing women to reproductive machines. They are the makers of rules. They praise maternal love but deny women. The queen mother can be involved in politics, but women cannot become emperors. We are always trying to cater, always feel inferior, and always give up. So let's stop here at Sauvignon Blanc and ask yourself, who do you want to be? Women are not anyone's appendages, but independent, autonomous and soulful beings. If you want power, take the civil service exam, if you want a high salary, look for ways to make money, if you want strength, eat high protein and go to the gym, if you want to study, study hard. Go ahead and become a doctor, a teacher, a lawyer, become a high-level executive... Do everything you can to seize the position monopolized by them. Yes, maybe in the same position, they only need 30% of the effort, but we may need to put in 200% to have a chance. However, as long as this is possible, we should take the initiative in our own hands. Abandon your dependence on them and your unrealistic fantasies, and be high-spirited by any means necessary. After the Jingzhe, it rained every day in my city. I like this kind of cool and comfortable continuous mischievous drizzle. Everything revives and spring sprouts. The ideals of Gu Junhan and Li Wan are conveyed to every brave woman through words. We will surely be able to seize the smallest bits of luck in this world where the journey is long and fast, and then we will be lucky and finally happy.
Finally got around to writing a long review. This "Sauvignon Blanc Ling" is just like what the author said: "Pingyang is my favorite character, but "Sauvignon Blanc Ling" is the most satisfying work." I deeply feel the same way. Ping Yang in "Beauty Conspiracy" is very attractive to readers in terms of character and ambition, but in that book it was too difficult for her to seize power. Her military power was basically supported by Xiao. In fact, it was difficult for her to become emperor, but the novel gave them a happy ending. But in this book, "The Order of Sauvignon Blanc", the two protagonists complement each other, have great literary and military abilities, have the same ambition, are confidants and love each other, make their career progress more exciting, and have a greater sense of CP. Even the abuse part I feel is actually quite short, and there is not much real abuse, because they are both very mature and mature. Understand each other. Compared with the distrust in "The Concubine" and the distrust in "Beauty Conspiracy", the heroines in this book are mutually coordinated in their ambitions, and it is a love between mature adults. There may be suspicion and distrust, but mixed with interest disputes, they still support each other and achieve their careers. Therefore, the love line and career line of this book go hand in hand, and they are both very well written. It is indeed the author's most satisfying work. Of course, future works will definitely get better and better. This is the most satisfying one at the moment, and it has witnessed the author's step-by-step improvement in writing level. The two protagonists in "The Order of Sauvignon Blanc" are both literary and military, and neither of them would work without them. Li Wan is good at martial arts, which makes Zhang Jingchu's step-by-step planning possible for her to realize her career as a woman; Zhang Jingchu is good at writing, which allows Li Wan to change his career ambitions in the early stage, gradually erode the power of the country in the mid-term to complete the unification, and in the later stage, they jointly promote the reform of women's rights in the dynasty. The two heroines have the same ambition and work hard for it together. It's so charming. So even though there are suspicions and calculations in the early stage, and they don't often see each other in different places for ten years in the middle stage, their love is still very sweet. Moreover, the characters of the two protagonists are very charming. For this female career, Zhang Jingchu can always stick to Guanzhong, work hard all year round, and has been in life and death crises several times. He can abandon his reputation and everything and work hard only for the goal. Li Wan has been a leader throughout the whole process, possessing absolute self-confidence and strength. For the sake of power, she has cut off blood ties step by step. She has also conquered many talented subordinates with her personality and charm, giving her more support for the advancement of her career. As a reader who likes reading all the year round, I have to admit that Zhang Jingchu is actually more charming in this story. He is very smart and willing to make sacrifices. It is difficult for readers not to love him after reading this. He is a real adviser. The two protagonists are both monarchs and ministers, as well as wives and wives, which makes the rivalry between the two more interesting~ In terms of the career line, the whole novel progresses layer by layer, from the beginning of the Tang Dynasty's struggle for the throne, to the disintegration of the world, to the completion of the unification of the Central Plains. After the unification, it also writes about the reform of all aspects of women's rights, which is very satisfying for feminist readers. As a woman who ascended to the throne, Li Wan held military power with her own hands this time, and defeated those men's rights advocates in many personal expeditions. She also worked together with Zhang Jingchu to promote the reform of women's rights, both overtly and covertly. Readers who read about the career line were excited and looked forward to the prosperous age they created. And this time in the career line, Li Wan's army has so many women in the army and politics, so she has many comrades on the same front from the beginning, unlike in Beauty Mou and The Concubine King, where female comrades can only participate in the later stages. I prefer this kind of female group portrait to appear early, and everyone to realize the reform of the female industry. It seems that this feminist cause is not only the work of two protagonists, but also the efforts of thousands of women around the world to promote it. It seems that there are many women who are awakened. There are many women's novels and lily novels on the market, but there are still very few novels that really let the female perspective take the lead and plan the reform of women's rights. Therefore, this ancient feminist novel is really valuable. I think every reader with feminist ideas should not miss it. Even straight women who don't read lily can read it, because this book still focuses on career, and there are not too many emotional scenes between the two people. The two heroines did not have a smooth journey all the way, and there were also misfortunes and losses, but they overcame the obstacles of patriarchy and reached the final prosperous age, meeting the expectations of many women. Who doesn't want the world to be like this, haha, it's fun to watch anyway. I hope the author will continue to write and let more people see such feminist works. At the same time, this book will also be made into a radio drama. I hope everyone will support it.
I burst into tears, it's so good, I feel really relieved to see Princess Zhang really happy, because it's really not easy for them to fight, with ups and downs, but fortunately they insist on not letting go of their original dreams, mainly because after the founding of the People's Republic of China, they see any woman living a good life and smile brightly. After all, no one wants to go back to the depressive life before or even the era when men were superior to women. Princess Zhang, you are really great, you should do well, I wish you eternal happiness, longevity, happiness and health!!! Also, I'm really looking forward to the next new book! I support you a lot. It's well written and explained clearly. It's so awesome. I love you so much. Mmmmm~~~😍😍😍
How good! Stay together until we grow old! I'm really afraid that Xiao Gu is ahead of schedule. Thank you for giving me a happy ending. In the next book, can you make a wish for the two heroines to have more emotional dramas? 🤩 Da DaDa's plot is really well written. It would be great if there were more emotional dramas.
Li Gu is much luckier than Wei Xiao in being able to depend on each other until old age.
Every time I finish reading your article, I still have something to say. The author in the field of ancient literature is definitely the king. Every story is both grand and delicate. I hope you will continue to work hard and write more articles. I will always support you.
After watching it, maybe there can be a follow-up or extra story about our Yang Jing and Yuan Ji? 🥺 🥺 🥺
The Sauvignon Blanc order has been completed. Tomorrow is the last day of the month. Please hurry up and read the next one.
When will the next book be released?
After reading this long and immersive novel, I suddenly felt as if this period of history really existed. I was both happy and regretful, so happy!