The night before Mu Yuanzhou's wedding, disaster struck the general's residence.
General Zhaode was taken away by a group of palace guards on suspicion of treason.
Then Mu Yuanzhou's engagement was broken off, the general's wife fell gravely ill, and the servants and maids scattered. Not a single relative or friend came to help.
The maid Zheng Shuqin chose to stay, caring for her mistress and the younger siblings, and holding the general's household together on her own.
To save his father, Mu Yuanzhou led troops to the northern frontier. Before leaving, he said, “Shuqin, take care of the family. Wait for me to come back!”
Zheng Shuqin waited year after year, until at last she received word of the Empress's arranged marriage...
The young general, once as gentle as a breeze beneath a bright moon, returned no longer a boy.
