The Princess Bride's Farming Life on the Steppe

Mu Yun, an agricultural student, opens her eyes to find she has been born into a chaotic age as the daughter of a warlord. She thinks that once her father ascends the throne and becomes emperor, she will enjoy the life of royalty, free of worries.

But her birth mother dies in childbirth, and her stepmother regards her and her little brother as thorns in her side. The moment Mu Yun comes of age, her stepmother schemes to marry her off to the grasslands to secure a political alliance.

The Gaole tribe lives off the land and remains uncivilized.

Its khan is over fifty, suffers from a chronic illness, and has little time left.

Mu Yun's heart turns to ice. How can a great dynasty rely on one woman to keep diplomatic relations alive?

A bridal procession stretching ten miles carries gold and jewels, thousands of armored soldiers, hundreds of artisans, seeds, medicinal herbs...

These are Mu Yun's dowry, as well as the diplomatic gifts meant to preserve relations between the two countries.

Both countries celebrate, but Mu Yun alone grieves. Once she reaches that barren land, how will she ever get her revenge?

The bleak grasslands stretch as far as the eye can see. Standing on the damp earth of a river valley, Mu Yun feels hope kindle within her. This valley is the perfect soil for farming.

Wuqinqi, the fourth son of the Gaole khan, is the son of a Han Chinese woman. Bullied as a child, he rises up as a man and eventually becomes the commander-in-chief of Gaole, taking the head of the Northern Di commander. He is the envoy tasked with escorting the princess for this marriage alliance.

The bridal procession stretches ten miles, and the journey spans a thousand. Danger lurks everywhere. Wuqinqi slays every Northern Di assassin, wipes the blood from the corner of his mouth, and pulls the princess into his arms to protect her.

Only Mu Yun knows what he murmurs in her ear.

"By the old customs of Gaole, a son inherits his father's wife. Princess, you will belong to me one day."

The histories record: Princess Mu, eldest daughter of Emperor Jingwen and full sister of Emperor Jingde, was born under a heavenly sign and blessed with spiritual gifts from the womb. Clever as a child, she excelled at farming. As she grew, she became gentle and gracious, quick to learn and broad in virtue. In the eleventh year of Zhengping, she married into Gaole, raised cattle and sheep, made butter and cheese, cultivated good breeds, and discovered cotton, feeding the people and bringing prosperity to the realm, her legacy lasting for generations. She also valued diplomacy, established trade fairs, and opened commercial routes, bringing the two countries into an unprecedented era of harmony. In the third year of Fengning, Emperor De, moved by her virtue, bestowed on her the title of Princess Who Guards the State, placing her on an equal footing with the emperor.

My next novel, currently open for advance reservations, is titled "Transmigrated as the Daughter of the Disgraced Crown Prince." Here's the blurb:

After struggling to survive in the apocalypse for three years, Ye Zhiyao loses all her family and friends. Only when the survival fortress is breached at the very last moment does she finally feel at peace.

But after an agony of pain, she opens her eyes again and finds herself in a novel she once read, as the daughter of the disgraced crown prince, a doomed supporting character.

Thinking of the ending in which the whole family is confined until death, Ye Zhiyao shudders.

This ending has to change!

But changing her fate will take careful planning. Right now, the most important thing...

Ye Zhiyao greedily breathes in the tempting sweetness of the pastries on the high platform. In an instant, she is completely captivated. Right now, the most important thing is enjoying a life where she has enough to eat and warm clothes to wear!

Unfortunately, this three-year-old's chubby little mouth has yet to achieve pastry freedom.

The three-year-old works out the timing and is instantly startled. No, just when she can finally eat all the pastries she wants, she's going to be confined?

Looks like she has no choice but to fight for the throne!

From that day on, the disgraced crown prince's household has a clever, precocious little princess. This young child secretly plots, launching a wild campaign to push her parents to greatness and defy fate.

Theme: Though the way is near, you will not arrive unless you walk it; though the task is small, it will not be done unless you do it.