Year 33 of Yuanqi, early summer.
Crown Prince Xu Hechen was ordered to tour Songluo. Cicadas buzzed noisily, and the wind carried the heat of a raging fire.
A beggar lay in a street corner. The shade receded, and the blazing sun beat down on him.
Beneath the galleries of a raised terrace, the Crown Prince suddenly saw a woman in a plain skirt and hairpin walking by with an umbrella.
As she passed the beggar, she suddenly turned back, tilted her paper umbrella, and set it beside him along with a wine flask.
The Crown Prince was taken aback, his brow twitching slightly.
The county official standing beside him immediately understood and introduced her obsequiously:
"That's Madam Shen. She's an excellent cook and runs a tavern at the street corner."
The Crown Prince tilted his head. "Madam Shen?"
"Her full name is Shen Yi."
A distant, hazy memory welled up.
The heavily made-up face and today's plain, refined features seemed to overlap.
Xu Hechen watched the woman walk away, his brows drawing together.
He vaguely remembered her saying:
She couldn't cook.
She hated beggars.
[The female lead transmigrates into a book, entering a story about obsessive possession]
[Synopsis written on September 2, 2025, revised on October 9, 2025]
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Theme: Keep moving toward the light, keep moving forward
