From Mulberry Fields, the Blue Sea
Synopsis
There are three emperors — the waning Shàngguān usurper who threw the world in to chaos; the Chúnyú boy-emperor whose handler once boasted he could be emperor himself; and the Qílián prince who sought upheaval to prove his father wrong.
For fifty years, unease permeated Great Yuán; for thirty years, the imperial clan whittled itself down through jealousy and conspiracy; for ten years, none have known peace.
In the eight years you've sat as the Empress of Great Sōng, wife of Emperor Wēi, Qílián Shèng, nothing has gone as planned. He wasn't supposed to declare himself emperor, another war wasn't supposed to have broken out, you weren't supposed to be this hollow right now. Your home of Chāo has wept and bled for his ambition, your dear half-brother distraught over having to point his blade at an old beloved friend, is this really how things are supposed to be?
Features
- Currently approx. 56k words, and probably around 50% done overall
- Entirely text-based romance with light political intrigue
- 6-8 planned endings (still undecided)
- 2 romance options that are deeply intertwined with the outcome of the war
- Sequel to Mirror Flower, set approximately 120 years later
- Intended for an 18+ audience, reader discretion advised
Romance
- Qílián Shèng (綦连胜), Emperor Wēi of Great Sōng | MC's husband, their union is one borne of political necessity. Aloof and transactional in their relationship, what is the meaning of his newfound interest? Five years older than MC.
- Gāoyáng Xiǎo (高阳晓), King of Shǎng, Regent of Great Xià | MC's ex-lover(?) and childhood friend. Hot-headed and arrogant, he's always proclaimed that he would only take one woman as his wife. Two years older than MC.
Content Warnings
- Explicit sexual content, including dubiously consensual sex
- Non-explicit non-consensual sex
- Attempted sexual assault
- Mentions of rape and child marriage
- Violence and gore
- Heavy misogyny
- Abusive/toxic relationships
Updated | 6 days ago |
Status | In development |
Platforms | HTML5 |
Rating | Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars (15 total ratings) |
Author | locria |
Genre | Interactive Fiction |
Tags | Adult, Amare, choicescript, Female Protagonist, Romance, Text based |
Average session | About an hour |
Languages | English |
Inputs | Mouse, Touchscreen |
Development log
- 30.05.25 -- Chapter Two Completed6 days ago
- 24.05.25 -- Chapter Two Part Two12 days ago
- 19.05.25 -- Chapter Two Part One17 days ago
Comments
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New update again and I can say with confidence that you never disappoint. I didn't really think I could sympathize with Qílián Shèng but it's hard not to with what just happened. I liked that you had put an option where we can choose if the image we project to the court is the real us or a mask. It makes the MC feel all the more like an interesing character.
you're a very beautiful writer to make such misery feel natural and not, idk.... voyeuristic. this is skyrocketing up my list of anticipated IFs. i love both LIs, i love mc. awesooome. thank you so much for sharing
RAN AS FAST AS I CAN TO HERE FOR THE LATEST UPDATE.
Qílián Shèng, they can never make me form a solid opinion of you. Love the writing as usual.
Bro... You're the one who made mirror flower too, I'm cried
The story is really good, I will eagerly await your return with more🙂↕️🩷.
BEAUTIFUL😭😭😭LOVE THE STORY AGHHH
Let me go with Gaoyang Xiao plssss 😭🙏 Idk how anyone would choose the Emperor over him, they aren't even comparable to me.
I absolutely despise the husband, like seriously what tf is wrong with that dude. Being cold is one thing but cheating??? HELL NAH, a love interest who rolls in bed with another isnt a love interest to me. Idc if its for having heir and duty, he had no right to disrespect MC like that, and the fact that his concubine keeps popping out babies one after another shows he's not just doing it for the sake of having an heir 💀 Cheater ROs disgust me so bad, it would've been better if he's a playboy rather than being lovey dovey with one woman who isnt MC lol
On the other hand, Gaoyang Xiao is so loyal im gonna cryyyy. So grateful for the hug option bcoz I needed my MC run into his arms right away. MC is so strong, I've folded bro the things he say... aaa he's so sweet I can't help but swoon.
Gāoyáng Xiǎo the man you are
gaoyang xiao is an idiot and i love him
I ended up stumbling on Mulberry Fields on CoGDemos and lemme just say: I am already completely and utterly captivated by the setting and your writing. There's something about the way you write that captures my attention and curiosity, and has me stumbling for more.
I am so excited and incredibly afraid for everyone involved. Like I just know things are going to become SO chaotic, especially given what the interludes reveal about the 2 ROs. As an aside, I have to say that I had to put my phone down real quick to just cackle about how off the shits audacious Gāoyáng Xiǎo can be xDD LIKE. I WAS SCREAMING IN MY HEAD, "HERE?? NOW?!?!?! YOU CANNOT BE SERIOU--oh my god he is 100% serious." WITH EQUAL PARTS HORROR AND AMUSEMENT. LIKE. WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH THIS GUY LOL THIS IS SIMULTANEOUSLY FUNNY AND SCARY AS HELL.
As for Qílián Shèng, I am holding my judgment................for now...said while squinting very, very, VERY hard. I just know there are reasons and weird feelings rolling around in that one. While my patience for him is admittedly limited given what we know about him so far, I am still excited to learn more about this guy and his motivations.
And my god the two sex/intimate scenes that we get in the demo (as of writing this comment) like. I felt for MC so much. You write such stark scenes that had my gut churning for vastly different reasons, all of them raw and visceral.
(´。• ω •。`) ♡ Anyways you're doing great! I am very much on the edge of my seat and excited to see what you're cooking up next! I also had no idea that Mulberry Fields was a sequel, so I am probably going to roll away to go give Mirror Flower a read next ✧。٩(ˊᗜˋ )و✧*。