Plum Blossoms of Vain Longing

She is the fallen princess of Nanliang, fleeing north, sworn to avenge her country's hatred;

He is the spirited emperor of Beiyan, who has spent years plotting for her alone.

Two outstanding souls from north and south, who should never have crossed paths,

will meet at last in the Beiyan palace,

in a wholly new relationship.

A love at first sight in their youth,

a love that grows over time between emperor and consort,

but in the end, who ensnared whom?

The song beneath the peach trees that day earned her dance beneath the plum trees today.

When Li Huan first met Weixue, before the snow had fallen, she was still Princess Ruoshuang of Nanliang.

Clever and sweet, she made music beneath the peach trees, making him want to hold her in the palm of his hand.

Back then, he knew she had her Xiao Lang by her side.

When Li Huan met Weixue again, she wanted to become his consort.

Her eyes were full of frost and wind as she danced through the snow, as if no one mattered to her.

After that, he understood that she would never leave his side.

“If I had insisted on taking you away back then, what would you have done?”

“I would have treated it as an absurd joke.”

“And what do you think now?”

“You are absurd.”

Who would be as absurd as you,

spending all that effort to set up a game,

only to make a single move?