Zhū Qiáng Luò Xuě (ZQLX) Snow Fall Against the Vermilion Wall
1.The Fall of Zhao
The throne hall was silent.His Majesty sat beneath the golden crown — distant, untouchable.
Prime minister Shen Qingzhi
Your Majesty, the morning court is prepared.
Emperor Li Xuanming
Proceed
His voice was low. Calm. Cold enough to freeze the marble floor.
Reporter
Your Majesty! Urgent report from the western border!
Reporter
The royal family of Zhao Kingdom… has perished.
Reporter
Only the Crown Prince and the young Princess survived.
Reporter
They request temporary residence within our palace.
Reporter
It is said… their late Queen Dowager was once close to Her Majesty, the Empress Dowager
His Majesty did not react.
Prime minister Shen Qingzhi
…
The Prime Minister’s smile did not change.
Instead, he lifted his hand slightly.
Prime minister Shen Qingzhi
Understood, Your Majesty.
Prime minister Shen Qingzhi
Prepare the eastern palace for their arrival.
Reporter
Yes, Prime Minister!
The Emperor’s gaze remained forward.
As if the fall of a kingdom was nothing more than dust beneath the throne.
2: The Returning Army
At the far northern border, war ended as swiftly as it began.
Five days.
Just as promised.
Soldier:
Victory! The enemy has retreated!
General deputy Lin Yue
Hah! I told you! With General leading, five days was more than enough!
The message of victory had already been sent to the capital by messenger pigeons.
Now, only the journey home remained.
Two days from the capital.
Night fell quietly over the marching army
Torches flickered under the cold wind..
General deputy Lin Yue
General
General Guard Gu Beichen
Speak
General deputy Lin Yue
The soldiers have marched without proper rest since the battle ended.
General deputy Lin Yue
If we continue through the night, their bodies will not endure.
Gu Beichen glanced at the weary troops behind him.
Dust, wounds, and silent exhaustion.
General Guard Gu Beichen
…We halt here.
Personal Guard Gu Beichen
Let the army rest for the night
General deputy Lin Yue
As expected of our General! Always merciful when it truly matters.
The campfires were lit.
The battlefield’s tension slowly faded into the quiet of the night.
General deputy Lin Yue
(leaning casually)
General, do you know something?
General Guard Gu Beichen
No
General deputy Lin Yue
Every city we pass through, there are always people asking about you.
3. Teasing
General Guard Gu Beichen
…
General deputy Lin Yue
Especially the women.
General deputy Lin Yue
“Who is that cold and handsome General?”
“Does he have a wife?”
“Is he promised to anyone?”
General deputy Lin Yue
(laughs softly)
Yet you reject every glance like they are arrows on a battlefield.
Personal Guard Gu Beichen
Irrelevant matters should not be discussed in military camp.
General deputy Lin Yue
Ah~ so cold again!
General deputy Lin Yue
General, you are already at the age to marry. You should at least consider it.
General Guard Gu Beichen
The empire comes first
General deputy Lin Yue
Or perhaps… the General already has someone in mind?
Gu Beichen’s gaze drifted toward the distant south.
Toward the direction of the capital.
General deputy Lin Yue
Speaking of which…
General deputy Lin Yue
After we return victorious, His Majesty will surely grant rewards.
General Guard Gu Beichen
( calmly speak) Rewards are bestowed according to merit
General deputy Lin Yue
(laughs lightly)
Then this subordinate shall shamelessly ask in advance.
General Guard Gu Beichen
…Ask what?
General deputy Lin Yue
If the palace sends beauties or noble ladies as rewards to the General…
General deputy Lin Yue
Could you perhaps grant a few to this humble deputy instead?
General deputy Lin Yue
After all, the General would likely refuse them anyway.
General Guard Gu Beichen
Do not speak nonsense.
General deputy Lin Yue
Ah, but I am serious!
General deputy Lin Yue
A young and accomplished General like you—
handsome, undefeated, and favored by the court.
The soldiers’ laughter gradually faded into the night.
General deputy Lin Yue
(trailing voice)
If not beauties, then perhaps a noble lady from the palace might finally soften our General’s heart…
Gu Beichen did not respond immediately.
A memory surfaced in his mind
Golden robes.
A distant throne.
A figure who never once looked back.
General Guard Gu Beichen
(The corner of his lips curved faintly.)
(A rare smile.)
General deputy Lin Yue
…General
General deputy Lin Yue
You’re smiling.
General Guard Gu Beichen
You are mistaken.
General deputy Lin Yue
So there truly is someone.
General deputy Lin Yue
😉Could it be the Princess of Zhao?
General deputy Lin Yue
Word reached even the border — they say she is refined and gentle.
General deputy Lin Yue
And she will now reside within the palace
The faint warmth in Gu Beichen’s eyes faded.
General Guard Gu Beichen
Focus on your duties.
General deputy Lin Yue
(laughing lightly)
As you command, General.
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