There was a fire on their wedding night, and Shen Tinglan died in the fire.
Xiao Du didn't believe it was an accident. His father was in charge of the military and his father-in-law was in charge of selection. The emperor had been wary of the marriage between the two families for a long time. He lay dormant for three years and gathered his old troops to seize the palace gate, exchanging three thousand pieces of iron armor for an imperial edict to ascend the throne. On the day he ascended the throne, he thought he would never fall in love again in his life, but he saw a face that was exactly the same as that of his ex-wife in the selection hall - Shen Qingci, the adopted daughter of Jiangnan Zhizao Mansion, who looked at him with eyes as cold as ice.
She remembered the fire. He abandoned him and her whole family perished in a sea of fire. Only Xiao Du survived. She entered the palace to take revenge.
He knew that she came with bad intentions, but he still tried to keep her by his side despite everyone's objections. He taught her how to write, warmed her wine, and gently touched the ends of her hair after she fell asleep - like a man who was atoning for sins. From the cold-eyed treatment at the beginning, the truth emerged inch by inch as they got along day and night.
He didn't let it go that night. But she has already entered the palace and has become his concubine.
When the misunderstanding was finally resolved, she asked him: "You knew I was here to kill you, why did you keep me here?"
He replied: "I have been waiting for you to kill me for ten years."
Purpose: Fire cannot destroy the truth, and time cannot destroy sincerity.