On May 5, I received the first recommendation vote of my life.
Then came my first monthly vote, my first tip, and the support of many readers.
Perhaps it was because of the title, cover, or synopsis, or perhaps my own abilities were limited.
This book had a difficult journey all along.
When other books launched alongside mine had 100 favorites, I had 30. When others had 1,000, I had 200.
From the trial promotion to the first round, the second round, and now the fourth round.
Every round, I only just scraped through.
Every time, my editor said it would be a close call.
I remembered even posting a standalone note asking readers to keep following the updates, only for one reader to call me melodramatic and say I deserved to flop.
Really, though, I wasn't being melodramatic.
It was because I had poured so, so much heart and effort into this book: the Princess Consort, Ye Qinghong, the little maid, Huang Fuling (who went from a supporting character to a major supporting character).
I had made notes on every character's growth and every character arc.
I loved these characters. Only by liking them enough could I make them interesting to write and get everyone else to like them too.
That was why I had such high hopes, but the results often fell short,
For this book to have made it this far, with me being a newcomer of limited ability, the pacing might have been a little slow, and I inevitably wrote things some of you didn't like.
So some readers quietly left.
Here, I would like to say I'm sorry, and bow.
But there were also readers who kept promoting the book and cheering me on. I was deeply grateful. Thank you so much.
When I couldn't