He was a boy kneeling in the rain. She handed him a peace charm.
He said, “Shen Mingzhu... I'll remember that.”
Later, he became emperor. Three times, he tried to make her his empress, and all three times he failed.
She passed secret messages for him, waited for him, and took poison in his place.
She thought he didn't want her anymore. Three times, she packed her bags to leave.
On the day he abdicated, he came to marry her.
She said, “Zhao Heng, if you make me wait another seven days, I'm leaving.”
He took her hand. “I won't make you wait this time.”
She waited thirteen years. He spent thirteen years paving the way. When the road was ready, he came for her.
