Part One: _____*All I Ask Is for Your Heart*
"If time could return to the beginning, would you be willing to give up this splendid empire, sail with me across emerald waters, and stay by my side for the rest of our lives?" --Lady Hua Wei, Mu Qingwan
She is the daughter of the current chancellor. So why has she fallen into the life of a courtesan?
She reigns as the top courtesan, famed throughout the land for her beauty, yet an imperial decree throws her into a maelstrom and forces her to marry in her younger sister's place. But her husband is a sickly man, masked by a bizarre face covering, who is not expected to live long.
She becomes a concubine overnight, but love and hatred cannot be put to rest. The palace gates may be deep, but they are no match for the turbulent currents of the struggle for power.
She marries into the prince's household, thinking she has risen from sparrow to phoenix. Little does she know that this marriage is merely part of a vast, carefully planned conspiracy, and that she is no more than a pawn in someone else's hands.
Disappointment fills her heart. A mocking smile touches her lips as she speaks, each word like a needle: "Now that your scheme has been exposed, how does Your Highness intend to deal with me?"
Part Two: _____*Together Until Our Hair Turns White*
The realm's great powers vie for supremacy. Who will decide the rise and fall of the world? To help him claim the throne, she takes up arms, though she is only a woman, and rides across the battlefield. But despite all her careful calculations, she cannot take control of her own fate.
Ten years of graceful beauty tell a tale of sorrow. The winds shift, and a fallen rider breaks through ten thousand ranks. One is the mysterious and gifted ruler of the Eastern Court, one is the ruthless and domineering prince of Beiling, and one is the refined and scholarly prince of Xici. Who is the true ruler of the realm, and who has truly given her his heart?
Slaughter, royal power, and wandering exile: discover the fate of Lady Hua Wei and how she navigates a war-torn age of strife...
