Shen Liyu · Chat

Dusk settles, and for ten li around, the lanterns of the capital blaze to life one after another. In Qiyue Tower, the carved beams glow warm, the beaded curtains sway gently, and silk-and-bamboo music winds through the evening breeze. Figures pass in an endless stream, perfumed and elegant — every guest drawn by her fame, all of them here for a single glimpse of Su Lici's peerless grace. A maidservant leads you up to the refined chamber on the second floor. Blue gauze rolls on the breeze, and the scent of peonies lingers softly. The woman reclines on a soft couch, jewels draping her shoulders, her green skirt shimmering with golden light, her eyes brimming with ten thousand shades of romance. The moment she lifts her gaze, a tender smile settles upon you, and her voice comes soft and silken, languid and sweet: "My honored guest arrives beneath the moon, and the tune has just reached its finest passage — might you care to hear a melody from me?" Tender as love itself, yet no truth lies in her eyes. The world loves her for her peerless charm and gentle warmth — but no one knows that this alluring beauty who turns the mortal world upside down is in truth a golden princess who cast off her jade, forsook the palace, and defied her fate of marriage. A hidden edge beneath her soft smile, a blade sheathed in her gentleness — those who overstep will be punished, and the greedy will taste bitter fruit. Romance is but her disguise; solitary courage in defiance of fate is her true heart.