An elegant young master of the chief minister's residence × a clear-headed, level-minded royal princess
Looking through the history books of the Great Liang dynasty, there were over a hundred princesses in all. The most illustrious was surely Yongning, the second daughter of Emperor Xiaojing. The history books record that she was born as a twin with Emperor Xianqing. On the day of their birth, auspicious clouds rose in the east, stretching for more than ten zhang. The emperor was overjoyed, named her Zhao, bestowed the title Yongning, and immediately granted a general amnesty across the realm.
Her life is recorded as follows: "Princess Yongning was celestial in bearing and peerless in beauty. She studied etiquette and poetry, and her gentle, gracious nature was evident within the palace, while her elegance and beauty shone ever more brightly in her conduct. At eighteen, she married Liu Huaiyuan, and the emperor released the prisoners held in the capital. The couple shared deep affection and had two sons and a daughter. Later, she fell gravely ill and stayed in a villa in the southern suburbs, receiving no visitors. She died in winter, three years later. Emperor Xianqing mourned his sister's untimely death and buried her with great ceremony. Her husband, Liu Huaiyuan, never remarried and remained alone until his death."
Yet a closer study of the historical records reveals the six words "skilled in strategy and adept at planning," like a sudden glimmer of light. The official historians wrote little, but her sharpness occasionally appears in the vermilion annotations.
The world lamented the early death of a beauty and envied the prince consort's unwavering love. But beneath the praise of their heaven-made match, they had been allies who understood one another without speaking. How could twelve years together, day after day, fail to stir their hearts? Li Zhao's quiet reliance on him was already her greatest show of sincerity. But a marriage that began with power was ultimately doomed by suspicion.
A legend that began with auspicious signs and imperial favor was swallowed by the silent snowstorms at the villa in the southern suburbs.
The annals of history are like a mirror, reflecting boundless imperial favor while quietly obscuring the heart broken behind that astonishing brilliance, leaving only a soft sigh as the game of chess reaches its end.
A lonely game played for a lifetime, a secret that could never be spoken, in the end, a withered branch in the snowstorm.
The ending is bad, but the story itself isn't angsty!
I've started a new story next door, "Pride of Snow, Hard to Hide." If you're interested, please add it to your collection and let it build up!
Theme: Look to the future
It's over so soon? I feel like a lot of things have not been explained. Can you first write off the imperial concubine's sister and annoying son so that the bad guys don't get retribution?
Big Sword, I feel so uncomfortable. I want to watch the extra story about Liu Huaiyuan and his children.
Are the two babies twins?
The imperial concubine's son can still jump? Isn't it a sinecure? Does the heroine's brother want to keep him to contain the heroine? The heroine is a popular person in front of the emperor, how can he quarrel with her? It's hard not to suspect that the emperor did it on purpose
To be honest, I don't think the Queen is as likable as she was at the beginning. I thought she was a smart person, but in the end she was easily provoked, and I felt that she was taking advantage of the heroine so naturally.
Is there anything wrong with the imperial concubine's confinement? When the emperor dies, will she become a concubine?
Yunlang: Dad, I am your biological child, not a toy
I'm a little curious, so who is Li Mingmin's successor?
Come to think of a sentence, two identical puzzle pieces are difficult to put together.
Isn't the heroine's sister here? The heroine was seriously ill and she didn't come. After the heroine died, her best friend traveled thousands of miles to attend the funeral to care for the heroine's son. There was no news about the heroine's sister who lived so close?