Introduction to the work
In the twenty-seventh year of the reign of Emperor Yong and Qi Yuan, as soon as half a magnolia flower fell on the embroidery of the Marquis of Jing'an Mansion, Shen Weiwan received the bright yellow wedding invitation - the one she wanted to marry was the Taiwei Lu Shiyan whose name could silence the noble ladies in the capital.
She only saw him from a distance once at the temple fair. His black cloak swept through the snow, and his whole body was as cold as the unmelted ice in the north, which was incompatible with the softness of the embroidery thread on her fingertips. When the red candles burned out on the wedding night, he only left the four words "Just be content" and turned around to go to the study. In the morning, he took the Longjing tea before the rain and said nothing. She avoided the spicy dishes at the banquet, which he noticed, and the next time the meal was passed, only clear porridge and side dishes were left on the table. Two people tied together by fate are like two adjacent lanterns under the eaves, each lighting up without sparking.
Until that day when she went to the study to deliver snacks, she saw Liu Qingyao mentioning "childhood engagement" with red eyes, but Lu Shiyan raised his hand to stop her behind him, and his voice was as cold as ice: "There is only one mistress of the Taiwei Mansion from beginning to end." Later he Beidi's old injury relapsed, and he held her hand in a high fever and refused to let go. Only then did she realize the softness hidden in this cold-faced man. Someone in the court framed him for embezzling military pay. She searched the account books and checked for clues all night, and he also understood the tenacity in this gentle man's bones.
The jade hairpin he handed over when they first met was stuck in her hair every day; in the hidden pattern of his sleeves, she quietly embroidered her favorite magnolia flower. It turns out that there is some fate, and it is not the thunder and fire when we first met, it is the silence when we watch the rain side by side under the eaves, it is the cup of warm tea handed to us on a cold night, it is the hands held tightly in the storm - from "having to marry" to "I just want to be with you", this marriage that started with a gift of marriage, eventually became what each other wanted most in getting along day after day.
Purpose: To break the stereotypes of "cold-faced powerful minister = ruthless" and "gentle lady = weak": Lu Shiyan's "coldness" is armor, but it is turned into a weakness for Shen Weiwan; Shen Weiwan's "softness" is the background, but armor is born in times of crisis, showing the power of "two-way growth" in love.