"Love of Golden Branches and Jade Leaves"
In the mist of the prosperous dynasty, Man Yue, a sixteen-year-old orphan girl, was still protecting a volume of "Shang Shu" when she was robbed. She happened to be rescued by Wen Shijun, the head of the Ministry of Etiquette. He was one of the few sensible people in the court - the memorial that advocated "women can also understand reason" was actually read by the ragged girl in front of him. The stubbornness in her eyes was like a beam of light shining into his regular life.
Three months of restraint, three months of rainy nights, finally turned into decision when the bully Jia Gui burned down her shelter. When she was kneeling in front of the Wen Mansion with wounds all over her body, he accepted her as his concubine despite the rumors - not out of pity, but out of respect.
"Wang Yuexuan" became her world. She stayed up with him to read at night, helped him grind his ink, and even gave him answers when he was confused about politics. When she became his indispensable confidant because of her talent, she also became a thorn in the eyes of others. He was imprisoned because of the New Deal, and the powerful people sneered: "Dive her away and protect your future." He laughed loudly: "If Wen exchanges his life for a concubine, how can he stand in the world?"
On the day he was released from prison, he swore in public: "I will never let Man Yue down in this life, and I will never leave him until my old age grows old."
There were tears in his eyes when he gave her a "golden branch and jade leaf hairpin": "I have wronged you. I hope you can be born in a peaceful world where women can study and build a career in the next life."
Ten years after he left, she read the last book with him at his grave. Before he died, he handed the hairpin to his grandchildren: "This story... I want future generations to know."
Three hundred years later, the hairpin glows with warmth in the museum. The hairpin is engraved with the words "This heart is with this moon, and we will share the Qingming Festival for thousands of years." You need to use a magnifying glass to see it clearly - that was a promise he never said out loud.
A girl stood in front of the display cabinet, her eyes shining: "It turns out that three hundred years ago, someone was waiting for us like this."
Mission: Inspirational, free, equal love