After ten years of navigating the official world, Xu Li finally became a senior female official in charge of the Six Directorates.
But before she could enjoy her wealth, honor, and fine food and clothes, the rebel army of Prince Linzi stormed the capital. Accused of “murdering the former crown prince, Zhou Keji,” she was beheaded outside Zhengxuan Gate.
Heaven knows Xu Li never even met the eldest prince, Zhou Keji, after entering the palace in her previous life. All she knew was that Zhou Keji had plotted a rebellion and forced his way into the palace, after which he was demoted to commoner and confined in Wenxian Pavilion.
Why had this baseless accusation landed on her of all people?
Reborn, Xu Li was determined to find out who the “Wenxian Crown Prince” who had cost her her head really was.
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Everyone praised Crown Prince Zhou Keji as pure and virtuous, and said that he and the current emperor were a model of fatherly love and filial devotion, exemplary of benevolence and wisdom throughout the land.
But the crown prince cared for the people and valued men of humble origins, while the emperor courted the nobility and prized military achievements.
Their differing ideals drove father and son apart.
In the end, the emperor staged a coup in the crown prince’s palace, then imprisoned the Wenxian Crown Prince, Zhou Keji, in Wenxian Pavilion.
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By chance, Xu Li was given the opportunity to care for the commoner Zhou Keji, who was wasting away in the cold palace, near death and already a shadow of his former self.
She never expected that, when they met, she would discover that Zhou Keji was the benefactor who had saved the lives of everyone in her county all those years ago.
Gratitude became tangled with affection, and admiration mingled with love.
In an abandoned palace, the two young people kept watch over a pear tree.
Amid the treacherous, ever-shifting struggles of the imperial family, they searched helplessly for a way to survive.
The Young Lady of the Yongcheng Marquis’s Residence
The New-Love Edict
A Prestigious Marriage
Cold Northern Branches
A Concubine's Code
Waiting to Be Married
The Mad Willow Waist
Transmigrate: Ask Not Where People Go
A Joyous Climb to the Branches
Establishing the Realm
The Eastern Palace’s Favored Concubine
The Phoenix Returns
Regarding this novel...
Soon, with the end of the first part, the Cold Palace Chapter, the second part, the Beichuan Chapter, will be coming. I originally planned for three parts, and this Beichuan Chapter should be the most joyful one, because the whole thing is about the startup phase, and they are in the wilderness with no one to look after them. The three of them are very happy and busy.
Part Two is also finished!
It wasn't easy, really not easy, but I've finally finished writing the second part of the story. Actually, because I didn't have to get bogged down in the small details, it was much more comfortable to write than the first part. Although I haven't mentioned it yet, if any readers have read this far, they should be able to roughly sense that the true background of this story is a witchcraft…
It's finished!!!
I actually managed to finish my first piece, even though I stumbled and struggled all the way through. Thinking about it now, it was really not easy. Since we're already at the end, I might as well say a few random words... To be honest, I really can't imagine what kind of person could get any enjoyment from reading this story from beginning to end.
This is terrible!
We have to wait for an update again!
Interesting narrative style
This novel is told from the female protagonist's perspective, which is quite different from the "author's perspective" stories I've read before❣️ Sometimes it feels like the author is the same as the female lead, Ali; there's no reader identification, but rather I'm completely an observer watching the various psychological changes of the characters in the book. 🤭 It's a very interesting experience.
It's so adorable!
The female protagonist thought she was going to die in the abandoned palace, but in the end, she revealed that the whole county remembered the Crown Prince's kindness. The scene where the male lead, despite his illness, barely managed to protect the female lead. The scene of the sixth prince and the young general vying for the emperor's favor.
The story is original and unconventional, with a captivating and engaging plot that blends time travel, romance, and thriller elements. It boasts a grand scale and a satisfyingly slow pace. A truly excellent story, highly recommended!
The story is very vivid; is it a short story?
It's so good! It's both interesting and insightful. 👍
Find it beautiful
Funny, really funny. Beautiful! ❤️