The year before Pei Xinying came of age, the emperor died and a new emperor took the throne. Song Qiongyu, stationed at the frontier, was summoned back by a secret edict from the late emperor.
They met again after many years. Pei Xinying fell in love at first sight with the grown-up Song Qiongyu, while Song Qiongyu thought Pei Xinying looked frail and delicate.
