Auspicious Clouds Flourish

Peach blossoms bloom in all their glory, their petals radiant and bright. Through the fragrant spring months, I roam freely along the road. In the days of old, plum petals danced in the breeze. Where the noble one stood, my heart brimmed with joy. Now I return through falling rain and snow. Sun and moon travel together, and I will wait for you all my life. Two years ago, on the Yumen battlefield, the fifteen-year-old girl, tears filling her eyes, picked up the spear of the general defending the city. He watched as she turned resolutely and leapt into the enemy camp. In the capital, they bowed to Heaven and Earth, binding themselves together for the rest of their lives. She was as calm as the wind, and could not understand why he smiled brightly and said he had married her out of true love. He was the beggar she had picked up from the streets when he was down on his luck. Amid a conspiracy to seize power and a world in chaos, who could dominate the game and look down upon all beneath Heaven? And who could fade into the everyday world, unruffled, smiling as they watched clouds gather over the mountains and rivers? Behind that tender gaze, who was the destined match for her?