Chronicles of the Umbrella

[Princess × Heir Apparent] [If you like it, leave a star, please!]

When Ning Huaizhen first met Song Zhiyan, he thought she couldn't lift a finger or take a step. He figured he might as well just humor her.

Song Zhiyan: I'm taking you back with me.

Ning Huaizhen: I'm a good person.

Song Zhiyan: I'm taking you.

Ning Huaizhen: I have a headache.

Later, with bonfires blazing all around, he suggested that he and Song Zhiyan become sworn brothers.

Song Zhiyan: Big Brother, no! I'm a woman! We can't be brothers, let alone husband and wife!

Beneath the lanterns, a light veil slipped through their hands. He was glad it was her. Thank goodness it was her.

Ning Huaizhen's gaze was as calm and gentle as moonlight. Just as Song Zhiyan was about to enter the palace hall, he suddenly called softly, "Mingtang."

Song Zhiyan's eyes shifted. She walked up to Ning Huaizhen and raised her chin. "Heir Apparent Ning, you've overstepped. Only two kinds of people in the world may use my title: close royal relatives, or..."

"Or what?"

"My consort. Since you have no chance of being the first, Heir Apparent Ning, why not consider being the second, if you'd rather not be punished?"

Ning Huaizhen gave a faint smile and bent down. "Is there a third kind of person?"

"What?"

"Ning Huaizhen of the Ning clan. Princess Mingtang, will you accept me?"

I had never set foot beyond Chang'an. The one time I managed to sneak out, I met someone I would never forget for the rest of my life.

In this political struggle, everyone wanted to reach out and overturn the chaotic game board. You were the strength that gave me the courage to fight.

Pear blossoms drifted through the air, settling like snow in her dark hair. Song Zhiyan rose onto her toes and kissed Ning Huaizhen, tears in her eyes. "Wait for me to come back."

He knew she might not return.

Under the eaves of the covered walkway, Song Zhiyan did not open the window. Ning Huaizhen clenched his fists, but in the end, all he said was, "Wait for me to come back."

She knew he might not return.

Who can escape a game with no winning moves?

"Before, whenever I faced wind and rain, I had to walk alone with an umbrella. Later, I stopped worrying about getting caught in the rain whenever I went out, because I knew someone would always come to meet me with an umbrella."

At Great Chengming Temple, a thousand eternal lamps were offered to guide millions of soldiers on their journey through reincarnation.

Song Zhiyan left the temple. The sky was blue-gray, misty rain veiled the world, and a little snow drifted down.

She turned around, and there beneath the swirling curtain of rain stood the one holding an umbrella, smiling at her.

Every time you look back, I'm there.

1. Happy ending! Happy ending! Happy ending! Both leads are strong, both are sexually inexperienced and faithful, one-on-one romance.

2. An imagined historical setting. An imagined historical setting. An imagined historical setting.

3. Some official systems are based on the Tang dynasty, but many details are made up. Please don't nitpick.

4. I still can't write a proper blurb (sob). This is roughly what it's about: a story of family, country, and the world (which I love). I might revise it again later.

Core Theme: Family, country, and the world