Searching for the Meaning of the Palace Gate in Days Gone By

Blurb One [Favored Third Prince vs. Proud, Self-Assured Young Princess] [Jiang Fulin vs. Nan Wan] While traveling incognito across the realm, Jiang Fulin caught a fleeting glimpse of someone in a small town in Jiangnan. Oh, he had fallen for her. Nan Wan carried herself with a pride that time itself might never wear down. Yet within a few days, it had vanished like a bubble. Her proud spirit was broken atop Lincheng's walls, where rivers of blood ran, and she was forced to eke out a living amid the chaos of war. Dragging her frail, ailing body through the world, she struggled to stay alive. Yet power still had her by the throat, and she could not break free. Blurb Two: Nan Wan lied. In fact, she had first met Jiang Fulin when she was very young, though she could no longer remember exactly when. To her, life was a fairy tale where she could do as she pleased, and Jiang Fulin was the divine being who came to save her in that tale. Until this dazzling, beautiful dream was torn apart. Blurb Three: Long ago, Nan Wan said that she loved power. But in times of peace and prosperity, people inevitably grow complacent. In the end, Lin Sui's curtain fell, as though it had been destined from the start. Blurb Four: When they should have loved each other, they were insincere and plotted at every turn. By the time love was no longer right, there was no need to say any of that nonsense. Theme: Born in adversity, die in comfort