The name “Wang Sheng” comes from the tranquil, poetic lines, “Seated by the patterned window, we listen to the warm flute; unaware that the years in this world slip by.” It carries her parents’ hope that her life would always be filled with the warm sound of flutes and peaceful days, free of worry. But she was born into a turbulent age, and fate gave her neither sunlit rooms nor the comfort of song.
A single moment of suspicion from those in power struck like an avalanche, burying her entire family in an instant. The little girl who once nestled in her parents’ arms listening to flute music was forced to grow up overnight, plunged into a long, endless night. From then on, she was utterly alone, walking through the pitch darkness. The only thing lighting her way was the flame of “seeking justice” burning in her chest.
Ten years of hard study, alone by the light of a solitary lamp.
Under the assumed name Lin Sheng, she finds a glimmer of light in the deepest darkness. What sustained her through those ten long years was no longer just her determination to clear her family’s name. In a chaotic world, she was also carving a rugged but clear path with her own hands, for herself and for all the nameless people adrift like her.
Fortunately, fate was not entirely cruel. Though her journey was arduous, she was not completely alone.
More than 70% political intrigue. If I didn’t love my girl so much and hope she’d ultimately find all the precious relationships she deserves, there might not even be a romance plot. So readers looking for lots of drawn-out romance may want to steer clear.
