This work is an ancient love novel about Yi Minglu, a legitimate daughter of a scholarly family, and Gu Yanqiu, the third son of the military general Hou Men, who is more than ten years older than her. It tells the story of Yi Minglu's growth, who she met, and how she got to know the male protagonist; Gu Yanqiu's path to success and the story of his devoted love for Yi Minglu (all dates in this book are in the lunar calendar) (this book is an original novel by the author)