Cherished by All Under Heaven

A length of white silk ended not only the life of the Empress of Great Yu, but also a woman’s youthful dreams.

The world knows that she rose from an obscure songstress in Jindu to an empress of dazzling majesty, taking a path strewn with thorns. But no one knows what she lost along the way.

She thought that sheer courage and a heart full of love could carve out a way to survive in the man-eating palace.

But the phoenix crown was made of gold, and of blood. It was stained with others’ blood, and drained her own.

At least now, she no longer has to love.