During the Yan dynasty, in Jiangnan City of the Great Yong Empire, there stood a mansion with pale petals drifting above it. From afar, they looked like snow or willow fluff; up close, they were funeral banners and paper offerings filling the sky.
Gu Zhimo sat by the flower window, breathing in the scent of pear blossoms as she gathered up the spring rain of Jiangnan. She was the daughter of General Gu. At the age of ten, she was falsely accused of causing her mother’s death. Her half-sister bullied her, and her father treated her as a pawn to secure his power.
To uncover the truth about her mother’s death, she swore to fight for the position of Pavilion Master.
She met Jiang Jinyan, an heir to a merchant family. He went from looking down on her and treating her coldly to protecting her fiercely and risking his life for her. Jiang Jinyan taught her to be brave, and she gave him endless support and tenderness.
Yet she had no idea how many lives had been buried within the imperial palace.
Nor did she know how many schemes and plots were concealed in the martial world.
Lu Qiyuan deliberately stirred up a misunderstanding, telling Gu Zhimo that Jiang Jinyan was not worth waiting for.
Gu Zhimo said, “If he doesn’t come, I’ll wait. If he never comes in this lifetime, then I’ll wait for him all my life.”
