Dreaming in the Garden: A Sequel to Scarlet Heart

Zhang Xiao had an unforgettable experience in ancient times. Even someone as clever as she is, when she sees a man who looks exactly like Fourth Prince, can she really stop herself from taking a few extra glances? Those dark and treacherous decades gave her something precious, but also became a burden she can hardly bear to let go of. If she could travel back again, would she choose to return to the imperial palace and stay with Fourth Prince? The man in the modern era who resembles Fourth Prince is named Luo Si. More than twenty years ago, first his father disappeared, then his mother. Every mystery points to the magnolia teacup cherished by Emperor Yongzheng. Legend says the cup is connected to a treasure, and the key to solving the mystery lies in these two lines of poetry: "At dawn I drink the dew fallen from magnolia blossoms; at dusk I dine on the fallen petals of autumn chrysanthemums." At this time, a painting depicting Emperor Kangxi playing weiqi with his sons in his later years comes to light. A magnolia jade hairpin worn by one of the palace maids in the painting draws people's attention. Luo Si happens upon a strange girl who seems to be connected by countless threads to every mystery... To uncover the mystery of his parents' disappearance, Luo Si builds a time machine. Can he return to twenty years ago and save his parents from danger? Can he travel back to the Qing dynasty and solve the mystery of the magnolia teacup? What happens between him and Zhang Xiao? And what about our poor Fourth Prince, left behind in the Qing dynasty? Can he travel through time to the modern era, meet Zhang Xiao again, escape the shackles of that wretched feudal society, and be reunited with her in love? Just as the truth is being painstakingly uncovered, an evil web has already been laid out for them…