The Wishing Cord

Married off to Hexi, she was left there and made a concubine in a grand household. Hated by her mother-in-law and tormented by the principal wife, all she could do was swallow her anger. None of this was what Shu Chan wanted. Some things left her no choice, while others seemed to offer options, even though every path led to ruin. In these troubled times, she was merely a lonely, helpless daughter of a convict, with a life worth less than an ant’s. How could she possibly choose?

After narrowly escaping death, she fled Hexi and forgot the scoundrel. From then on, with the sky above and the earth stretching far ahead, she traveled through the nine provinces and many lands, learning everything from East to West. What a carefree life!

She thought it would be fine to grow old this way, drifting from place to place. But she didn’t know that after her “death,” one person had been afraid to dream for her sake, while another had exiled himself. After going in a circle and returning, the scars of the past inevitably began to be exposed, bit by bit.

But this time, the choice was hers.