[Lin Shuang, the cherished legitimate daughter of the Lin family: bravely learns martial arts and medicine, and seeks revenge]
[Su Hanyu, the falsely presumed illegitimate son of the Su family: skilled in both; outwardly accomplished in letters, inwardly skilled in martial arts]
As children, Lin Shuang and Su Ze exchanged gifts. Lin Shuang kept her identity secret. Later, Su Hanyu learned who she was, and Lin Shuang discovered that Su Hanyu was connected to the harm done to the Lin family. Though suspicion divided them, they came to trust each other. In the end, Lin Shuang avenged her family, Su Hanyu inherited his rightful position, and together they fulfilled their wishes.
But on that snowy night,
Lin Shuang pointed her sword at Su Hanyu. “My sword only wounds outsiders. Let it put an end to everything between us.”
“Lin Shuang, your heart is as cold as frost.”
In every year after Lin Shuang left, Su Hanyu planted a plum tree and waited for her to return.
In the twelfth year, as he planted the twelfth tree,
Lin Shuang stood behind Su Hanyu and said:
“My lord, the frost has melted.”
