1
Everyone in the East Palace knew that Prince Chu Yi had a beloved Bai Yueguang who died young - Xu Fengyue, the legitimate daughter of the Xu family.
As for Xu Fengxue, because of her similar profile, the prince regarded her as a substitute for "Wan Wan Lei Qing", and she was carried into the concubine's room on a small sedan chair.
Xu Fengxue also knows her own value.
She hid her rebelliousness, imitated her sister's frown and smile, and remained a docile shadow within the high walls of the palace for three years.
She doesn't love Chu Yi. What she yearns for is the wind in the north of the Great Wall, the rain in the south of the Yangtze River, and the vast world outside the capital once described by Zhuma Yancheng.
2
That winter night, the young general Yan Cheng made a triumphant return.
At the palace banquet, he could see through her loneliness under her forced smile.
He began to secretly write letters to her, writing about the lonely smoke in the desert and the sunset over the long river. He took her to ride a horse under the moon and be her true self for a moment.
He understands all her forbearance and longing.
During an assassination, Xu Fengxue "unintentionally" blocked Chu Yi's sword.
Yan Cheng rushed forward desperately, but it burned the eyes of the two men at the same time.
At that moment, Chu Yi knew that the substitute had already become a cinnabar mole on his heart;
And Xu Fengxue also understood that the only person who could make her willing to give up the rest of her life was the person who was willing to take her far away.
3
My mother died of illness, and there was no more concern in the world.
A well-planned fire burned all the prison cages in the East Palace and also destroyed the "Crown Princess Xu".
She escaped from her golden cicada shell, followed him outside the Great Wall, and became his only wife, giving birth to children and enjoying the romance together.
Five years later, the new emperor Chu Yi patrolled the border.
In the sky full of yellow sand, he unexpectedly saw the woman he missed deeply and who had already been "buried in the sea of fire".
She had a smile as bright as a flower and nestled beside Yan Cheng. They were as close as they had ever been.
When the truth came to light, the ninety-five-year-old emperor's eyes were red, and he almost begged humbly: "Xue'er, come back with me, I promise you to take the throne."
Xu Fengxue just held the arm of the person beside her, distant but firm:
"Your Majesty, Feng Xue inside the palace wall has died long ago. The only one alive now is Yan Cheng's wife."
"What I love is freedom, and him who can give me freedom."
He finally understood that keeping a bird that cannot be trapped will only make it wither.
This time, he personally let go of her hand and completed her path to happiness.
Purpose: live a good life