Qingmei was a senior maid serving the old madam of the Duke of Huguo's residence, home of the mighty general. When the old madam passed away, Qingmei was already twenty-six, very much an old maid. She turned down offers to become a concubine from both the current duke and his son, the next duke, and resolutely took the fallback path she had chosen well before she became a spinster. She went to Iron Heart Nunnery on Mount Longhu to cultivate as a lay Buddhist.
Who could have guessed that there she would meet Xiao Li, a captain of the Crown Prince's guards, wounded in battle and poisoned by a strange toxin from his enemy? To make sure Xiao Li truthfully reported the battlefield secrets that threatened the nation's safety to the emperor, Qingmei struggled with her conscience before finally agreeing, at the urging of Shouxin, the nunnery's abbess, to use her own body to detoxify him. She made everyone at the nunnery promise to keep it secret.
After recovering, Xiao Li left for the palace to report to the emperor that the crown prince had been ambushed and shot while pursuing his enemy on the battlefield. The emperor made careful arrangements and wiped out the traitors when the victorious crown prince returned to court. Only after killing his enemy and avenging himself did Xiao Li remember the strange way he had been cured. Prompted by his subordinates, he finally resolved to find the benefactor who had given herself to save him. But aside from a two-year-old child who looked a little like him, he had no evidence at all.
How could he marry the stubborn woman, as graceful as an orchid growing on a cliff? Xiao Li admitted the pressure was getting to him.
Theme: Be strong, independent, and love yourself
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