She was the hereditary Marquis of Jing'an, a woman disguised as a man, wielding power over the court and known for her ruthless heart. Yet she fell for a scholarly woman.
She promised her a grand wedding procession and an eight-bearer bridal sedan, swearing to marry her properly and give her a peaceful life.
But on a rainy night by candlelight, her beloved looked up through tear-filled eyes and shattered every one of her convictions, word by word:
“Shen Qingci, we're both women. How can you marry me?”
The laws and rites forbade it. Society condemned them. The entire court became their enemy, and their families turned against them.
Everyone said women could only depend on men, and that love between women was a betrayal of all propriety.
She cast off her marquis's robes, gave up her title, and laid down the disguise she'd worn for half her life. She stood before the world as a woman.
“If the world won't let me marry you, then I will pledge all its mountains and rivers, and take heaven and earth as our matchmaker. In this life, I will have only you. In life and death, we will never part.”
Dual heroines · Woman disguises herself as a man · Forbidden love · Mutual salvation · Defying fate for a happy ending
This isn't about gender, but about true love. I will defy the laws of this world to be with you.
