short series

Scattered Pearls, Unseen Longing for Zhao'an

share time: 2025-10-09 06:02:13

Su Zhu, the star of an opera troupe, fell in love with Gu Zhao'an, the young marshal of the military governor's mansion. But they were torn apart by class differences—Su Zhu was sold to Nanyang, while Zhao'an was sent to Europe. Ten years later, Su Zhu returned home mute, selling jasmine at an alleyway; Zhao'an, now the military governor, searched everywhere for "Zhu'er", carrying their broken pearl hairpin. One day, Zhao'an passed her stall, his fingers brushing the jasmine in her hair—suddenly, he remembered the scent of her singing *The Peony Pavilion*. But Su Zhu, staring at his silver badge, hid the half-pearl of their engagement. She didn't know Zhao'an wrote every unposted letter ending with "Zhu'er, I never forgot"; he didn't know she survived three beatings and lost her voice just to come back...

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