A conspiracy turns her from a beloved prince into a traitor to the entire nation. She watches her birth mother be hounded to death and her younger brother exiled to a desolate land.
She was the seventh imperial princess, raised deep within the palace, and bestowed with the name Miyang. Exceptionally gifted, she had no interest in needlework and excelled at military strategy. At fourteen, she devised the plan that put down the Heyang Rebellion. At fifteen, she led an army to pacify the southern frontier. Emperor Jing of the Great Jing personally named her Prince Mi. Wielding military power, she steadily rose to a position of immense influence.
Qingyu Pavilion is a place of medicinal wonders, destined to endure for generations. Its members are mostly women, and it belongs neither to the martial world nor the imperial court. The young pavilion master, Qing Xu, is an extraordinary woman who adores begonias, whose blossoms seem green or white beneath a shifting sky, ready to fall yet dancing through the air.
The Ninth Prince of Great Jing, Chu Yiqing, spent four years adrift in the northern frontier. When he returned to the capital, Liyang, it was already in ruins. The truth from his youth may or may not be real, and he has even begun to suspect his elder brother, Chu Yiming.
Ziyou says, “A fleeting glimpse of your shadow, and I will bring you home.”
Jinshu says, “Alas, the heart’s written character turns to ashes, and from this day on, my life will know no spring.”
