Flawless Among the Flowers

New novel in the Women’s Kingdom series, The Academy on Mian Mountain: Flawless Among the Flowers

Story Introduction

Qiu Yingying was the least serious student at the Academy on Mian Mountain. While everyone else studied statecraft and the arts of governance, she studied eating, drinking, having fun, and getting by without lifting a finger. Then one day, in the pear blossom grove behind the academy, she found a wounded man.

His name was Hua Wuque.

Wuque means “flawless,” a name that promises perfection. But he was like a piece of shattered porcelain, painstakingly mended with gold lacquer. He was breathtakingly beautiful, yet untouchable and beyond question. His eyes were lovely, but they held only a sorrow that would never lift, like the endless spring rains of Jiangnan.

Qiu Yingying thought he was such a handful. A grown man, yet his eyes would redden at the slightest thing. He'd bite his lip and say nothing when slighted, and wouldn't let anyone touch him when he was hurt. He was just like a rain-soaked cat, wary and ready to bolt at any moment.

And yet, she, Qiu Yingying, simply couldn't bear to see him like that.

“Hua Wuque, why are you crying?”

“I’m not crying.”

“Your eyes are red.”

“...The pear blossoms got in them.”