Chen Wenzhong was trapped by his family background for half his life.
His biological father was from a commoner family, and although his mother's family was a distant branch of the Zhu family, they had long been ostracized and ignored by the direct lineage, leaving her with no family to rely on. As a young man, he studied at Chongwen Academy. He and Sheng Jin got to know each other, and they had secret feelings for each other. They were worried about each other and did not dare to cross the family gap.
He believed in the four sentences of Hengqu, used pen and ink as a blade, and found flowers in Qiu Wei, hoping to help the world with his solitary body.
But the court hall is turbulent, the Zhu family is falling into trouble step by step, and the family members are constantly at odds with each other. A catastrophic disaster swept through the Sheng family. Former confidants were scattered everywhere. Sheng Jin died in the whirlpool of power struggle. The old covenant of his youth became empty in one day.
In the following decades, Chen Wenzhong stayed in court, upholding justice and integrity, and never married.
He visited thousands of miles of mountains and rivers for his deceased friend and survived the ups and downs of officialdom. When all is said and done, I can only remain affectionate and rush to that year under the hibiscus tree for a youthful old covenant that can no longer wait for anyone.
Author's note: The background of the story is based on the Ming Dynasty. All the main characters are original fiction. It only draws on the spiritual character of some historical figures and does not correspond to real historical events and characters.
Purpose: to write about the pure feelings of young people getting to know each other, to show the long-lasting deep love amidst the ups and downs of the court's power, and to witness the long-lasting obsession of one person passing away in the court's political struggle and keeping the promise for the rest of his life.