The Jade Pendant Decree

It's nothing more than a legend.

One is a hero from the wilds, the other a woman who has entered the world of men. She thought she was just a passing tune and he a fleeting guest, but they end up sharing a lifetime, weathering every storm together. Another is a fallen young master, the other a pampered county princess. They should have been a perfect match, gifted and beautiful, attuned like lute and zither, yet in the end they drift apart until they are strangers... A colorful cast of characters forms a fleeting portrait of a glittering world, each swept up in its tides. At dawn, they watch grand carriages arrive beneath canopies; at dusk, they watch them return in solitude.

In the long annals of history, how much joy and sorrow, how many partings and reunions, are left as nothing but broken steles beneath the setting sun? Let us sing a long song of rise and fall.

The original title of this book was The Chronicle of Cold Blossoms (excuse me while I cringe), but apparently there was already a book with that name when I posted it (cringing again), so I used the title of the first volume, The Jade Pendant's Song. Just wanted to explain.