Her Father Was the Former Minister of the Court of Justice

Qi Yue and Xie Yuqing meet on a rainy night. They save each other and fall in love. They could have spent their lives together, but when the truth about her parents' deaths comes to light, Qi Yue breaks down...

Qi Yue was the daughter of a Minister of the Court of Judicial Review, cherished by everyone around her. But when she was eleven, she lost both her parents.

Her parents were murdered in Changqing Forest outside the city. The imperial court investigated for three months without results, then gave up.

Her maternal aunt used Qi Yue's young age and need for a guardian as an excuse to move into the Qi family estate with her son and take it over. She wanted Qi Yue's money, her person, and, in the end, the home her parents had left her.

After resisting for six years, Qi Yue finally struck back one day, killing her cousin with an inkstone. She fled the Qi estate and collapsed on a rainy street.

Xie Yuqing was on his way to take up a post in Jinxian County, near the capital. He led his horse over and brought her back to the county office.

“From now on, you'll work as the county office's cook. You'll make just one lunch a day, and your monthly pay will be three taels. Are you willing?”

“I am!”

From then on, Qi Yue waited for Xie Yuqing at every mealtime. Even when he was busy with official duties, she brought him hot food. When he was out investigating a case, she carried the food to the crime scene.

“My lord, it's time to eat.”

Every time he heard those words, his heart felt warmed by the spring breeze.

But everything changed when the truth about the deaths of Qi Zongyuan and his wife came to light...