# The Child's Curse
## Part I: Sparrow's Life in Peking
- Sparrow's Daily Survival
- Picking pockets for survival
- Stealing food from street vendors
- Living on the streets of Peking
- The Moment of Change
- Touching an unknown item
- Being sent hurtling through time
- Awakening a mysterious power
## Part II: Sparrow's New Reality
- Discovering Her "Trick"
- Using her newfound ability to tell fortunes
- The exhausting nature of her power
- The deadly consequences of misusing her ability
- Daily Struggles
- Enduring constant fear and fatigue
- Facing the risk of death every day
- Feeling trapped in a nightmare
## Part III: The Empress's Attention
- Encounter with Power
- Catching the attention of the Empress
- Understanding the Empress’s cruelty and immense power
- Realizing the potential for change in her destiny
- The Empress’s Influence
- The possibility of altering Sparrow’s fate
- Navigating the dangerous world of court politics
- Balancing hope and fear under the Empress’s gaze
## Part IV: Themes and Keywords
- Key Themes
- Time travel and its consequences
- Historical romance and fantasy elements
- Survival and empowerment
- Keywords
- Free book, free romance book, free fantasy
- Time travel romance, historical fiction
- Chinese historical fiction, historical fantasy