"The style may change, but the will remains; the lonely heart has nowhere to rest, its feelings left unspoken."
"I gather the scrolls, stain the clear pool; I tread the platform as the frosty wind dies away." Han Zhuoxi put pen to paper, and before her eyes appeared the image of her father going to his death.
She bound her hair and passed as a man, entering the court to quell the rebellion her father had led.
From then on, Zhuoxi embarked on a turbulent journey.
It began in Changqing: uncovering the past, solving mysteries, building friendships in her hometown, celebrating festivals... Then she shouldered a mission to the capital: visiting old officials, seeking a renowned physician, revealing her talents, unraveling conspiracies... Then she was demoted to Xuping: paying respects to celebrated scholars, clearing up longstanding abuses, organizing a merchant caravan, building diplomatic ties...
When she returned to the capital, everything had changed, and the winds of upheaval were rising.
She fought across three or five lands, and once wielded a pen as if it commanded a million troops.
A path that should have been solemn and weighty took on a style all its own in her hands.
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The upright childhood friend: "Though we walk different paths, we will reach the same destination."
The devoted guard: "My lord protects the people. I protect my lord."
The scheming playboy: "I spent ten years playing a part, all to wait for you."
The calculating physician: "I spent my life scheming, only to ensnare myself."
The brilliant master: "I am your teacher and your elder, yet you stirred my mortal heart."
Theme:
[Reader's Guide]
1. The female lead serves her country and its people, and writes beautifully. She has many facets and plenty of flaws.
2. Mary Sue. Xiao Xi is irresistible to everyone, but the affection is all one-sided, with no official pairing.
3. Eight male supporting characters, some for a while, some for the long haul.
[Content Warnings]
1. The female lead has a golden finger: her poetry and prose are earth-shattering.
2. The writing is amateurish, the language isn't carefully researched, and the setting is entirely fictional.
3. Updated monthly, with occasional revisions (typos only, no major changes).
Theme: A lone shadow walks the road, while ten thousand miles of dust and wind seem like an ordinary path.
Teacher, can I give you a suggestion in a tactful way? In fact, your writing is really good, but can you use a few more empty lines in the layout? The accumulation of paragraphs and paragraphs is still not enough to analyze the plot at once. Also, the literary atmosphere of the whole article is very good and rigorous, but more emphasis should be placed on the plot line and the protagonist line. As the saying goes, the writing is more transparent, simpler, and more convenient. A good article is fluent, and the days pass day by day. The words and actions of the characters have reasons and layouts... Come on 💪
The author's writing is so good that it made me fall in love. ξ??_______??ξ