Burning Blossoms, Vanished Vows

On the very day she was meant to marry, a young woman finds herself widowed before her new life has even begun. Grief leaves her isolated, yet she is taken into the palace, where she must navigate the rigid world of the royal court under the watchful eye of the Queen Mother. Her quiet resilience is tested as old loyalties, family strains, and a tangled web of affection begin to complicate her place among the nobility.