Zhen'er, the eldest daughter of the general's palace, and childhood sweethearts, the second son of the prince's palace, regarded each other as a lifelong promise. However, the stepmother promised Zhen'er to the third young master as a wedding gift. After hearing the news, the second son made an agreement with Zhen'er to elope and secretly sell off their property. However, Zhen'er chose to marry the third young master at the last moment for the sake of the family's reputation and the third young master's innocence. The second son fled south alone. After giving money to tea merchants and traveling monks, he became a monk. Chongxi failed to save the third son's life, and Zhen'er found out she was pregnant after the third son died of illness. After receiving the letter from home informing him of this situation, the second son took off his cassock and wanted to return home. Unexpectedly, he received a second letter from home - indicating that the family had not waited for his reply and that Zhen'er had married someone else to avoid gossip. The letter he received was half a year late because of the war. He lost all hope and truly surrendered to Buddhism. Zhen'er left with her husband and lived an ordinary life for the rest of her life; the second son lived alone in the temple and died young. The two never saw each other until their death, but they missed each other all their lives.
Concept: Caught between fate and human relations, a sacrificed love completes its unknown eternity with a lifetime of regrets and longing.