The story begins with a bizarre wedding: During the Ming Dynasty, in the beautiful Jiangnan city of Jiangzhou, Meng Lijun, the daughter of the renowne[Expand All]
The story begins with a bizarre wedding: During the Ming Dynasty, in the beautiful Jiangnan city of Jiangzhou, Meng Lijun, the daughter of the renowned scholar Meng, was about to get married. The man she was going to marry was Liu Kuibi, the son of Liu Jie, a member of the wealthy royal family. But the bride, who should have been beaming with joy, was in tears instead, dressed in simple and plain clothes. What on earth was this for... A year ago, the intelligent Li Jun happened to meet the handsome son of a governor, Huangfu Shaohua, by the Huaxi River. Facing the starry sky, the two of them decided to be together for a lifetime. Unexpectedly, they were drawn into a huge conspiracy that covered everything. The treacherous and greedy uncle of the state, Liu Jie, colluded both inside and outside, smuggled and traded salt, and plotted and incited, which led to the discord and opposition between the Huangfu family and the Meng family. Liu Jie's son, Liu Kuibi, happened to fall in love with the lover of his classmate and close friend, Shaohua. After a martial arts competition to propose marriage, they almost turned against each other. Liu Jie was promoted to the capital and, with the help of his elder sister, Empress Liu, he led the Huangfu family to be falsely accused of treason and confiscation of their property. Shaohua, burdened with the crime, fled to the ends of the earth, while Meng Lijun was forced to marry into the Liu family...[Collapse]