Lu Jun'er, the most beautiful young lady in the capital, was born into an ordinary official family. From childhood, she had heard that she was betrothed in infancy to Qi Zheng, the third son of the Qi family, who were also officials. But later, the Qi family rose to power at court, and the gap between the two families grew wider. Naturally, the Qis wanted to marry into a more prestigious family, so they never brought up the old betrothal with the Lus again. The Lus took the hint and acted as if it had never happened.
Who could have guessed that the emperor, hoping to weaken the Qi family's influence and prevent them from strengthening themselves through marriage alliances, would bring up the childhood betrothal between Qi Zheng and his father at a banquet? Qi Zheng's father dared not deceive the emperor, so he had no choice but to admit it was true. The emperor was delighted and immediately issued an edict arranging the marriage.
Lu Jun'er thought: "The emperor dug up a betrothal from more than a decade ago and is using it to make Qi Zheng marry me against his will. The Qi family has always been so calculating. I don't want a marriage like that! Since I can't refuse an imperial match, I'll marry him. After the wedding, I'll make as much trouble as I like. Whatever kind of woman Qi Zheng dislikes, that's exactly what I'll become. I'll raise hell until Qi Zheng agrees to a divorce, and then I can go home."
Qi Zheng thought: "Isn't marriage just an alliance between two families of equal standing, so they can strengthen each other's position? What does love have to do with it? Since the emperor is wary of my family's power, I'll obey the edict and marry Lu Jun'er. I can just leave her at home and let her do whatever she wants."
As the days of their married life passed, Qi Zheng found himself falling for Lu Jun'er...
Theme: Be yourself. You deserve the very best kind of love.
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