Tian Wu: Memories of the Lost Imperial Capital

Author: Du Ru
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Publish Date: 2006-11-01
Features: This novel tells a tragic story of love, power struggles, and fate. The story unfolds in a mystical world recorded in the Classic of Mountains and Seas, where Zisheng, the prototype of Gun, who stole the Xirang soil from the heavens at the cost of his life to save the people, is both the father of the great Yu and a Chinese Prometheus; Zhen Hui, though lacking a prototype, becomes entangled in an unending love affair with these two men who were written into history.
At the age of fifteen, I was sent from the Eastern Mansion to the Imperial Capital as the consort of Zhen Chun, a traitor. In my memories, the spring in the Eastern Mansion was always damp. The day I left, it rained lightly. The leaves of the mountain lotus by the mansion gate glistened with rainwater, contrasting with the deep red flowers. I seemed to realize then how exquisite and captivating these flowers were. I thought perhaps it was because I was about to leave that the Eastern Mansion appeared more beautiful than usual. This made me feel somewhat surprised. I had assumed I had no attachment to the Eastern Mansion, though I was born and raised there. From a young age, I knew that one day I would leave the Eastern Mansion. It wasn’t because of any prophetic ability, but simply because I was the daughter of the Eastern Emperor, so upon reaching adulthood, I would be married to some nobleman’s family, just like the other girls from the Zhen family.