In the twenty-fourth year of Jinghe, there was war in the northwest, and the people were displaced and miserable.
A war caused the only daughter of the Liu family, Liu Luoying, to lose her parents.
After hearing the news, Xu Wanxin, the wife of Duke Dingguo, hurriedly asked someone to bring the poor child to the capital.
Looking at the frail and timid little girl, Xu Wanxin burst into tears without saying a word.
That year, Luoying was ten years old.
In the 29th year of Jinghe, at the New Year's Eve family banquet, Liu Luoying met Zhou Yanqi who had just returned to Beijing.
Zhou Yanqi was dressed in black clothes. She was so handsome and majestic that Liu Luoying couldn't help but take a second look.
Sensing her peeping, Zhou Yanqi turned around and smiled frivolously at her,
Liu Luoying blushed immediately, bowed and saluted, and said softly: "I've met Cousin Qi."
That year, Luoying was fifteen years old.
The emperor died, and the new emperor ascended the throne at the age of nine.
The little emperor is narrow-minded, sensitive and suspicious. He eliminates dissidents, is suspicious of his close ministers, and is afraid of the merits of the family. Even the Duke Dingguo, who has been loyal for generations, is inevitably under suspicion.
In order to protect the Duke's mansion, the Duke came up with the idea of escaping from the outside world.
The first step was to abort Zhou Yanqi's proposed marriage to Yong'an Hou's legitimate daughter, and force him to marry Liu Luoying, who had lost her mother and father and was of no help to the Zhou family.
That year, Luoying was seventeen.
Zhou Yanqi, the eldest son of Duke Ding, was sent to the army for training by the Duke in his early years.
I have seen so many different things in the world, and I can't stand people who just want to flatter themselves and act coquettishly.
For example, his distant cousin was used to flattering her to please her mother.
Therefore, when his father forced him to marry his cousin Luoying, he felt nothing but reluctance.
He didn't know that this marriage was not what Luoying wanted.
Reading guide:
*The story of a little orphan girl's struggle to live a good life.
*The mind and body are unique.
*Slow heat, group portraits, family eldest brother and family shortcomings, seeking wealth with little power.
* Marriage first, then love, from looking down on each other to supporting each other.
Intention: Cherish the present and live well