Beauty in the Sleeve

The Saintess of the Wu Clan prophesies: “Men will master both letters and arms to shape the world; women will captivate all beneath heaven with a single smile. A butterfly-marked baby girl can guarantee a hundred years of peace for Southern Chu.”

The Wu Clan’s Grand Elder declares: “Mars has appeared in the Heart constellation in the south. If you find a baby girl with a butterfly on her left shoulder, kill her at once. Otherwise, Eastern Song will have no ruler, and the Crown Prince will face endless calamity.”