The Cold and Reserved Lord Often Cries Like This

A top scholar who placed first in all three imperial examinations is demoted to county magistrate. For the sake of the people, his record in office, and an early return to the capital to reunite with his childhood sweetheart, he risks his life to suppress bandits. There he meets a ravishing beauty, both alluring and uninhibited. The magistrate is so frightened he can only run and hide. Helplessly, he falls in love, and helplessly, he gives himself to her, rising in status through his child.