The Passing Years Have No Promise

In the eighth year of Tianyuan under the Wei, at the start of autumn.

The capital, Huajing, was decked out in red from end to end, and the streets were packed with crowds.

On the day General Du, once renowned throughout the land, married the rising official Chen Shaoqing, the celebrated courtesan of Furong Pavilion, missing for three years, jumped into the river at Xu Yuan Bridge and drowned herself.

The world stands in my way, so I shall make my resolve clear in death.

Theme: Open a path for the women of the world.