In the State of Zhao, there lived a beautiful woman named Tao Hua (Peach Blossom). Fate dealt her a difficult hand, forcing her to marry into the distant State of Wei. Her sole focus became survival and social climbing.
In Wei, there was a handsome chancellor named Shen Zaiye. Ruthless and cunning, with honey on his lips but venom in his heart, he would stop at nothing to achieve his goals, showing no regard for anyone’s life.
Tao Hua reasoned, “Surely, everyone appreciates beauty. How could he simply eliminate me without a second thought?” Shen Zaiye’s slight smile and subsequent actions conveyed a chilling message—he was not like everyone else.
“If you have the guts, shoot me with an arrow and kill both me and my unborn child!” Tao Hua shouted defiantly.
“Very well. Farewell,” Shen Zaiye calmly replied, waving his hand to give the order.
As the arrow whistled past her ear, a cold sensation swept through Tao Hua’s body. She realized then that Shen Zaiye had not been joking. He truly intended to kill her.
“Your life belongs to me. I can claim it whenever I choose,” Shen Zaiye said methodically. His gaze shifted behind her, suddenly turning sharp. “But only I have that right!”
This captivating story features a battle of wits between the male and female leads, filled with intense confrontations and passionate conflicts. While Shen Zaiye may have a hundred ways to end Jiang Tao Hua’s life, she possesses a hundred and one methods to persuade him to spare her. The cunning fox might not always emerge victorious, nor is the innocent rabbit destined to lose.
As spring adorns the empire with its beauty, who will ultimately claim this vast land of mountains and rivers?
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The swords on the wall reflected the cold rays under the moon.
Taohua (Peach Blossom) had cold feet and she turned to the man behind and applauded: ”You are so talented in civil and military skills, I really admire you!”
Shen Zaiye did not move his head but looked down at her: ”These swords are made by the masters and they need the blood of a beauty to be powerful.”
Hearing this, Taohua trembled and said solemnly: ”They lied to you! Please believe me, my blood is almost the same as a pig, red in color.”
Shen Zaiye wanted to continue to frighten her but hearing this, he almost could not contain his laughter and loosen his hold on her: ”You mean I’ve been hugging a pig to sleep every day?”
”What can I do if you think in this way?” Jiang Taohua gritted her teeth and said: ”But I think I’m more comfortable to hug than a pig.”
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Hi,
could you add the novels 风月不相关,
桃花折江山
and 草色烟波里
from 白鹭成双 Bai Lu Cheng Shuang ?
Spoiler from touchmycoat:
https://www.tumgir.com/tag/bai%20lu%20cheng%20shuang
the book i literally just finished today and spent oh, two hours dripping tears and snot for? Tentative title translation: The World for a Peach Blossom. A Zhao Country princess is to be married to the Southern King (an honorary title for a son of the Emperor) of Wei Country, but on the way, she stumbles into the Wei Prime Minister’s plot to kill her for political power. The author writes something like “Shen Zaiye has a hundred ways to get Jiang Taohua killed and Jiang Taohua has a hundred and one ways to convince him not to.” Bastard meets bastard, and the political shenanigans are FIERCE. BLCS writes such intricate plot lines that exemplify “the personal is political” fnjdjfndjnf harem women and their relationships and infighting can both dictate and be dictated by the greater “men’s world” of politics. The title really says it all—the MC’s name is literally peach blossom, and the tug-of-war at the heart of this novel is, when two bastards fighting for the good of their countries meet and fall in love, which will they sacrifice, their love or their countries?
(okay this one was not an easy read though, i’ll be real the ML rapes the MC in the very first chapter and while she takes it pretty calmly, it’s…a hell of a way to start a relationship. the ending had me fucking bawling for chapters and chapters though, in a good way.)
May I ask if this story has a happy ending? I’ve been watching lots of historical dramas lately, and I don’t think I can read anything tragic until, OH~, maybe next month.
Don’t worry HE after some heartbreak.