Once, she dreamed of building the foundation of life with gold and silver. Now, she would trade the fire of her life for wings of freedom, yet it seems neither dream came true.
Lin Wanqing, the cherished daughter of the Lin family, was diagnosed with a rare disease at seventeen and made to endure its torment.
Her medical records piled high. At twenty-seven, after learning her illness was incurable, she folded them into paper planes and set them flying:
“If I can’t fly as far as tomorrow, then I’ll fly a little higher today.”
She offered herself one last wish: “If there really is another life, I don’t want to be a patient or a princess. I only want to be an ordinary person who can support herself, stand on her own, and freely choose whether to live or die.”
By a twist of fate, she transmigrates to the Great Jing Dynasty, where strict codes of etiquette reign, and becomes Su Nian, a member of the Su family who runs a teahouse. After experiencing the favor and rejection of the powerful, she carefully plans to lead her family away from conflict. She believes this will be the start of a happy life, but Prince Jing appears again, and everything turns to ashes.
