Deep in the heart of Shen Yanci, editor of the Hanlin Academy, there is a piece of osmanthus candy that has not melted for ten years.
When he was ten years old, Su Qingyuan gave him the only candy and said with a smile, "Scholars must also have the strength to study". From then on, this secret love became his secret hidden under Qingjin.
He watched her eyes only reflect the young general Xiao Ce, watched her jump for joy for Xiao Ce's good news, and listened to her publicly denying her marriage to her baby at the banquet, saying bluntly that she would "only marry General Xiao."
She clenched the wine glass tightly with her fingertips, and the sourness spread across her throat, but when she was being scolded, she stepped forward and calmly came to her rescue.
An emergency report arrived at the border, and the news of Xiao Ce's death in battle shattered Su Qingyuan's world, and allowed Shen Yanci to break through his gentle appearance for the first time.
He ran to the Hou Mansion in the rain to catch her when she fainted, and stayed in the corridor to block out all the disturbances. When the imperial censor suggested that Su Qingyuan be buried for Xiao Ce, he broke his pen, searched for legal evidence all night, and waited outside the palace gate until dawn with the memorial in his arms.
At the court meeting, he went against the criticism of the court and said loudly: "I, Shen Yanci, would like to marry Su Qingyuan as my wife."
He took out the token, quoted the law, and refuted the absurdity of "forcing a loyal and virtuous daughter to death", and finally got the emperor's permission.
On their wedding night, when faced with Su Qingyuan's confession that "I only have General Xiao in my heart," he only said gently, "I'll wait for you."
After that, he bought Chengnan candy cakes for her in the rain, anonymously wrote articles to dispel rumors for her, stood outside the door and handed her warm milk when she cried in her sleep, brought books to read with her in the courtyard, and slowly melted the ice in her heart with his fine warmth.
Until the anniversary of Xiao Ce's death, Su Qingyuan said goodbye softly at the grave, "Live well", turned around and saw Shen Yanci standing in the sun holding a cloak.
On the way home, she took the initiative to hold his hand, only to realize that starting from that piece of osmanthus candy, his mind had never changed. It was not an impulsive redemption, but a constant protection for more than ten years.
Intention: What you love is separated by mountains and seas, and mountains and seas can be leveled