[The male lead is a frail beauty early on, with a general’s bearing later; the female lead pretends to be a county magistrate but is really a chivalrous heroine, clever and perceptive]
When they first meet, he is frail and barely clinging to life, filthy, and accompanied by a little beggar. She is dressed in fine brocade, with features as lovely as a painting, and the radiant vigor of youth.
