A Binge Read of Pearl Curtain, Jade Curtain

Duanwu, a pearl-diving slave from Hepu, endures countless hardships to escape a pearl farm that devours its workers. She encounters Yan Zijin, a merchant from the Western Regions, and Zhang Jinran, a refined gentleman. Joining the Yan family caravan, she struggles to make her way through a dazzling world of jewels that seems within her grasp. But on a journey to the northwest, she uncovers the secret of her birth and gets caught up in Yan Zijin's tangled revenge plot. Her closest family members die, and the one she loves turns away from her. Renaming herself Su Muzhe, Duanwu ventures boldly into Yangzhou, determined to uncover the truth even if it means risking utter ruin. In the end, her heart remains clear as a mirror. She refuses to be consumed by hatred, builds the Mirror Pavilion with her own hands, and joins forces with Zhang Jinran to clear an old case.