Gong Yanzhi, a scholar of the Gong family in Wuling, met Ling Xingye, a lady of the Ling family in Hejian.
The two have the same origin as their great-grandmother and are sisters. After five generations of divergence, their blood has long been pure, but they have fallen into the whirlpool of criticism from secular etiquette.
Rumors spread, and the family raised questions. Ling Zhi, the general of the Ling family who had just returned from the border, insisted on maintaining his reputation as a general, forcefully cut off the relationship, and locked Ling Xingye in a deep courtyard.
On the one hand, it is the old customs and stereotypes that have been inherited for thousands of years, and on the other hand, it is the sincere and unchangeable commitment between the two hearts.
Gong Yanzhi refused to succumb to the secular world and stepped forward with his genealogy and classics. Su Lingwan, who had broken up and escaped from the marriage, helped out with justice, his best friend Li Yanjing intervened, and his younger sister Gong Yanzhi supplemented the law with human kindness.
A civil and military debate began on the high platform.
Don't show off the love between children, just defend the original intention of ancient etiquette.
Ancient etiquette prohibits misfortune, but not encounters; ancestral precepts prevent misfortune, but does not prohibit unfeeling.
When rigid rules meet a magnanimous heart, when iron discipline meets the character of a scholar.
Some people stick to their love in the wind and rain, some break away from the marriage contract and find themselves, some people escape the regrets of their ancestors and catch the love of the world that is half a lifetime late.
Wuling meets the river, and the wind and moon ferry all living beings.
It is not just a man and a woman who spend time together, but also a generation's inquiry into their true heart and etiquette. All living beings can find their way back, and everyone can achieve perfection.
Purpose: The essence of etiquette is to protect people, not to trap them; rules should follow one's heart rather than blindly follow rigid regulations.