Wu Shuang was betrothed to the eldest son of the Li family despite being branded a jinx who brought death to her father and husband. Just as the families began discussing the marriage, Li Huaiyi left for the frontier and did not return for three years. What will become of the famed young general and the gentle, resilient embroidery girl from Yangzhou? Will they drift apart like running water and regret ever being bound in marriage, or will they rekindle an old dream and find kindred spirits at the ends of the earth? Read on to find out.
There are no heart-wrenching partings in life or death, no agonizing entanglements of love and hate, only two tender hearts slowly drawing closer amid the quiet flow of everyday life.