On the day of her wedding, Xie Linyuan, heir to the Marquis of Zhenbei, learns that his childhood sweetheart and cousin, Xie Sanniang, is being forced to marry his political enemy, Pei Jiuqing, who has a lame leg.
He strips off his wedding clothes on the spot and takes Xie Sanniang to the ancestral hall to draw up a marriage contract.
Ten miles of red silk earn him the city’s praise: “The heir is such a devoted lover.”
Abandoned by Xie Linyuan at the wedding, I’m left in a humiliating state,
becoming the laughingstock of the entire capital.
Unexpectedly, that very evening, Pei Jiuqing arrives at my home, leaning on his cane, and knocks on the door.
“Xie Linyuan stole the bride-to-be I was meant to marry. He took one from me, so I’ll take one from him!”
“Miss Shen, help me silence the rumors among the thirty-six tribes of the Southern Frontier, and I’ll see you leave the capital in style. What do you say?”
