Lin Wanyue, daughter of a Grand Secretary, was betrothed by imperial decree to Prince Jin, the Ninth Prince, Li Yu.
Lin Wanyue was unwilling. After several arguments with her father, she threw herself into a lake in a fit of desperation.
Li Yu was unwilling, too, but he simply waited for the Lin family to find a way to ask the emperor to call off the engagement.
He never expected that Lin Wanyue would survive the plunge and undergo a complete change in personality. Not only did she accept the marriage, she even declared that every day she looked forward to him arriving with an eight-man bridal sedan chair to carry her home.
So furious was Li Yu that he couldn’t concentrate on copying books. He tossed aside the wolf-hair brush in his hand, planning to warn the girl that if she wanted to live in peace, she should stay away from Prince Jin’s residence.
After he warned her several times, Lin Wanyue stopped taking his words seriously. But somehow, he seemed to be taking her more and more seriously…
