Fragrant Candle - Preserved Flower That year, she went to see the Romans perform their sword dance and missed…
Fragrant Candle - Preserved Flower
That year, she went to see the Romans perform their sword dance and missed the appointed time – the three had long agreed to celebrate her birthday together.
Senior Brother Wanshi made an alarm bell as a gift, and Ya made preserved flower honey cake – a sweet treat that Qing loved.
But by the time she returned, the cake was long cold.
Clumsily, she tried to reheat it, but ended up setting the cake on fire, producing a strange, unique fragrance in the world.
... In the end, the three still shared the cake that had turned to charcoal.
Later, someone made candles with the scent of that cake.
Whenever relit, the scene from that year feels vivid before her eyes.