Affairs of the Heart

Who locked away the love and longing in her heart?

Who is softly singing that love is so hard to hold on to?

She was born a royal noblewoman, with the most exalted status in the world, yet she was criticized for being an illegitimate daughter and constantly tormented by her own family.

Trouble stirred beneath the seemingly calm surface of Ziye Palace, and she was innocently caught up in it. Stricken with a serious, incurable illness, she had only Yun Lan by her side. He refused to abandon her, using his plans and boundless tenderness to escort her thousands of miles in search of a cure.

When all was over and the dust had settled, she learned that everything had been a plot set in motion by the late empress, who died without ever winning the love she longed for. Yet her mother's death and her sister's injuries were tragedies that could not be avoided.

Her heart was like glass, shattered into dust. She could only forget everything, letting the past become, like her name, a fleeting dream...

Publisher: Northern Women's and Children's Publishing House

Publication date: February 2011