Hard to Notice

Perhaps memories are so heavy that people choose to forget them. Ever since Shen Mu awoke, her memories had been completely lost. She had dreamed a long dream, and all she remembered was that dream. She was told she was the empress of the current dynasty, but had contracted a strange illness and could no longer bear the sunlight. Surrounded by splendor like a silkworm trapped in its cocoon, she was confined to the palace. The strange bowl of medicine she drank every day, the gold lock fitted to her wrist as if it were part of her flesh and bone, and the fear she saw in the eyes of countless servants all filled her with suspicion. Ever since she awoke, Zhao Yan had cared for her meticulously. He was the only person in the deep palace willing to talk to her, and he was also her lover. But fate seemed to have a cruel sense of humor: what she had lost and forgotten was precisely what she had to remember. Countless memories were about to crush her. Could burning away her sorrow truly help her forget it? And how long could the beautiful dream woven by the Dream-Weaving Furnace last? Her memories slowly devoured her. They were so heavy they threatened to crush and shatter her. In the end, who was she, really? She always said she hated him, but surely hatred lasted longer than love.