The Xie family has one political rival: the Shen family. I am Shen Zhiwei, the Xie family's youngest daughter.
I never thought our families would have anything to do with each other, but then the young General Shen climbed over the wall just to return a book to my brother. After that, he came every day, ostensibly to win over my brother, Xie Zhiming. Later, when they returned from disaster relief, I overheard the young General Shen on the wall confessing his feelings to my brother.
Just as I was getting excited, that blasted emperor went and arranged a marriage between me and the young General Shen! I grabbed a flask of wine and went to find my brother, only to discover that the person Shen Que had been interested in all along was me.
How was I supposed to know? It wasn't until we were attacked and Shen Que and I grew close in a cave that I realized the truth. But that scheming fellow Shen Que was too much: he pretended to be gravely ill and made me worry for ages.
Afterward, I refused to see him again, though my heart was secretly overjoyed. We went to the Plum Blossom Banquet, where I asked him when he'd fallen for me.
That new top scholar was a blunt sort, but thanks to that little incident, Shen Que and I were able to marry sooner...
