The Butterfly Lovers: Nothing but a Ridiculous Song

"Turn into butterflies? Die for love?" Looking at the popular book The Butterfly Lovers, I could hardly describe how I felt. The Liang Shanbo in this book had neither the courage to defy the world for love, only knowing how to blame fate and the powerful, nor the resolve to become a good official and speak up for the people. In the end, he died of depression. How could I, Zhu Yingtai, die for such a man, let alone turn into a butterfly?

I can't believe I once thought Liang Shanbo was a gentleman as pure as jade. Unable to win love, he actually wrote such a novel to slander me. I looked up at the man reviewing official documents. "You actually let such a novel circulate, slandering you and defaming me?"

"Everyone says the seventh young lady of the Zhu family marrying the young master of the Ma family is a match made in heaven. The story is set in the Jin Dynasty. Who would connect it to us? Besides, how many people know your given name is Yingtai, or that my courtesy name is Wencai?" He stood up and gently put his arms around me from behind. His low voice was slightly hoarse. "Liang Shanbo has already fallen ill from depression. You're mine now, so I can't be bothered to compete with him over such pointless things."