Few Understand the Music; Who Will Hear When the Strings Snap?

Princess Qingxian of Heqing and Luo Xuan, the An Dynasty’s greatest female general, shared the same ideals, but ultimately could not overcome the conventions of their time. After Qingxian died, Luo Xuan was buried with her. In the end, the new emperor claimed all of Luo Xuan’s achievements for himself, while Princess Heqing was married off to a barbarian tribe. The efforts of countless women were erased, while the new emperor sat high above them, his good name passed down through the ages. Few understand the music; when the strings snap, who is left to listen? Yet in the end, it seems something changed.