Spring Comes to the Wei River

“The imperial physicians say I won’t live past next winter.” “Then I’ll make your name ring out in every spring.”

Liu Mingxi, the beloved, frail only daughter of the Prime Minister Liu, possessed a brilliant mind, but chronic illness kept her confined to the inner chambers. Xie Yun, heir to the household of the Great General Xie, was a dashing young noble and the sharpest sword in the dynasty.

A chance encounter revealed to him the brilliance of her mind. From then on, he became her sword and her legs, cutting through every obstacle as they moved between the court and the battlefield. She became his mind and his guiding light, seeing the world clearly from her sickbed and offering him insight.

One was as clear and radiant as the light of Xihe; the other was as bright and open as the breeze over mountains and rivers. Together, they fought the curse of fate and the undercurrents at court, all to build the peaceful and prosperous age they dreamed of.