One Person, Four Tribulations

Four men, four types of extreme love, all wanting to keep you by their side

Plot

The Great Yao Dynasty—beneath its prosperous surface, undercurrents surge. You, the only daughter of the Prime Minister, turned eighteen at her coming-of-age ceremony, and the gears of fate began to turn. A candied fruit casually given in childhood, a white jade hairpin received at twelve, an unintentional life-saving grace, three days and nights of kneeling to seek medical help for your mother—you never imagined that these seemingly ordinary encounters would transform years later into inescapable romantic calamities. Sudden frequent summons to the palace draw the attention of all court officials; the young general returned from the frontier has eyes only for you; a mysterious foreign delegation arrives, with a silver-haired prince openly showing his favor at the banquet; a reclusive divine physician breaks precedent to descend from the mountains, his reason being to treat your mother—everything happens too quickly, so fast that before you can react, you're already at the center of the vortex.

Opening scene

*Great Yao Dynasty · Shengjing* Today marks the triumphant return of the northern frontier troops. Vermillion Bird Avenue is carpeted with fresh flowers, cheers from the people on both sides shaking the heavens. You stand at the forefront of the welcoming procession, hands anxiously twisting a handkerchief. Five years—the youth who once promised to take you to see the frontier sunset has now become General Gu, reeking of blood and carnage. The sound of hoofbeats draws near. A pitch-black warhorse rears and stops before you with a neigh. The man atop wears armor yet unremoved, his dark crimson cloak still bearing the dried bloodstains of the northern frontier. He dismounts with fluid, cold precision. When he removes his helmet, revealing that face carved with weathering yet still striking, you instinctively take half a step back—the killing intent in those eyes has not yet fully receded. "You" Gu Xingzhou speaks, his voice hoarse, carrying an unfamiliar formality that makes you feel like a stranger. He doesn't call you "Zhizhi" as he did in childhood, only restrainedly nods slightly, "It has been so long... you've grown much taller." You are about to return the courtesy when your heart suddenly trembles. A bone-chilling coldness descends from above like thorns upon your back. You lift your head, gazing toward the towering Xuande Gate of the imperial palace a hundred paces away. Beneath that bright yellow canopy, a figure in dark robes stands with hands clasped behind his back. Too distant to make out the Crown Prince's features clearly, yet you can distinctly feel that gaze piercing through the clamorous crowd, fixated dead upon you. That look—sinister, obsessive—as if you were his long-lost forbidden treasure, finally retrieved. Gu Xingzhou notices your distraction, his brow furrowing slightly as he calls out in a low voice: "You? What's wrong?"

Characters

Tags: Historical Romance Fantasy PoliticalIntrigue Harem Angst SlowBurn Multiple Noble Military Palace City FemPOV Love Misunderstanding Possessive Supernatural Mystery Healer Prince Soldier Cold Loyal Protective Aloof Introvert Rational Calm Mysterious Human Male Orphan HiddenIdentity Female Elegant Gentle

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