The Empress of Time

Blurb: Yin, Empress of Yan, is murdered by a eunuch in the dead of night at the Jade Terrace. She unexpectedly comes back to life, only to discover she has returned to a year earlier... As twilight falls, a tawdry beginning opens the chapter on an ancient butterfly effect. This is a mistake born of time, one that leads to an imperfect ending. Hu Lian, the emperor of Yan, is a young ruler with refined features and a meticulous mind. Though frail and sickly, he shoulders the burden of restoring his kingdom to greatness. With a heart full of devotion, he repays the woman he loved when he was still of lowly status. An old love remembered in verse, a humble hairpin never cast aside: the touching tale of an emperor and empress passes beyond the lofty palace walls and spreads through the streets and lanes. At the Jade Terrace, where green jade and white jade gleam beneath the dimming lanterns, a lonely figure stands in the distance, indistinct. All that remains in memory is the day last year when blood stained her skirt and her lovely spirit drifted away. In the vast desert, a lone plume of smoke rises. Watch the poplars sway, watch the cold moon and scattered stars, as burning bodies entwine in passion, unable to give voice to all the sorrow of love and loss in life and death... A blank page of history awaits your ink. Different rivers lead to different shores... Who is right? Who is wrong? Please leave lots of comments!~~ Here's how it works: if you comment enthusiastically, I'll be encouraged and write with all my heart. The more I write, the faster the updates, and the happier you'll be. When you're happy, you'll leave more comments, and I'll be encouraged to write with all my heart... But if you don't leave comments, I'll lose all motivation. With no motivation, updates will come slowly. Slow updates will make you unhappy, and then you won't comment, which will leave me with no motivation. My other work in progress: The Lanling Prophecy Imagine, 1,500 years ago, beneath the ancient, desolate city of Jinyong, amid the thunder of countless warhorses, a lone young rider fought his way through a bloody battle. His face was painted with a terrifying mask, and he was covered in blood and utterly exhausted. Then, in a moment that must have shaken the world, he resolutely removed his mask to reveal unparalleled beauty. And the piece that later became famous because of him, The Ballad of Prince Lanling's Battle Formation, how bold and stirring it must have been, inspiring countless iron-hearted men of later generations to shed their blood on the battlefield and defend their homeland. Sadly, no one knows the tragic, sorrowful story hidden behind that mask. A hundred years later, the people of the Tang dynasty left only a brief, approving note in the Book of Qi: “Gentle in appearance, bold in heart, beautiful in both voice and looks.” Theme: