The fifteenth year of Daliang Xinning, Guyu.
Prince He Yujing went to an appointment with his friend Lin Qingzhou and met his new wife Yuan Yuezhao at his house.
Not long after, Lin Qingzhou's father, Lin Chongan, a doctor in the Ministry of Household Affairs, was impeached by the Yushitai for embezzling 128,000 taels of money from Mo's treasury. The evidence was conclusive. The emperor was furious and the Lin family was raided overnight.
Lin Qingzhou was imprisoned pending trial, and according to law, he should be exiled for three thousand miles.
Yuan Yuezhao fell from the happiness of newlyweds into the abyss.
She went back to her parents' home to ask for help, but was turned away by her father.
She pawned her jewelry to send quilts to her husband in prison, but only waited for a piece of paper and a letter of departure.
She thought her husband was unfaithful.
She didn't know that the letter of separation was written by Lin Qingzhou in tears while in prison.
His trusted young friend told him that if you wanted to keep her safe, you must let her go.
He Yujing gave him a choice: you can not get along, but your wife will be imprisoned in Yeting or exiled to the border. You can also let go, I can ensure that she has enough food and clothing to live a safe life.
Lin Qingzhou chose the latter.
So Yuan Yuezhao became a free man, but had nowhere to go.
He Yujing brought her into the palace in the name of the female official in charge of the East Palace, and treated her with courtesy and never exceeded the rules.
So be it, he thought. Just let her stay with you and watch her from a distance.
He begged her to be safe and live peacefully.
But the human heart is the most difficult to control.
And when the truth was peeled away layer by layer, she found that she was facing an unsolvable dilemma.
Her husband gave up on her to save her.
The prince saved her in order to get her.
And she, without knowing it, had stepped into this cage in the name of love.
Who should she hate?
Hate the husband who took it upon himself to decide her fate?
Hate the prince who takes advantage of the opportunity but restrains himself and observes etiquette?
Still hate fate itself.
Pull her up from one abyss and push her into another?
At this moment, she suddenly remembered what she said during the tour that day:
Ups and downs in the sea, one cannot know the autumn in this life.
Purpose: Pursuing true love