Shen Nuo pulled Jiang Ciyou into the courtyard, where the sky had erupted in a cascade of fireworks, a breathtaking display of color as brilliant as sunset clouds. Everyone in the courtyard had stopped, their faces turned upward in awe, murmuring praise. Jiang Ciyou tilted her head back as well, but the spectacle only reminded her of her own birthday. That, too, had been a sky full of roses that b