Preface to the Welcoming Wind Pavilion

Yingfeng Pavilion is a place of elegance, but also a spy agency used by others. She was once a girl in the pavilion who knew nothing of the world, until she met him. Her feelings changed from dislike to love, and her loyalty to Yingfeng Pavilion turned into a desire to leave it. But he was fated to never escape the palace, and she was fated to never escape Yingfeng Pavilion. Even the grandest feast must eventually come to an end. Is this fate, or the work of human hands?

"I want to ask you to help the ruler gather some secret information. In return, I can petition His Majesty to let you take charge of Yingfeng Pavilion yourselves once the job is done. No matter who currently leads the pavilion, those who don't wish to stay here can be made princesses of a commandery, with a rank equal to that of a princess."

"Young Master, I would like to add one more condition to our original agreement. I want the power to protect the head of Yingfeng Pavilion's life. No matter whether the ruler wants him alive or dead, punished or pardoned, he must be delivered to me unharmed."

"I'm afraid I'll have to disappoint you, miss. Everything else can be discussed, but I cannot yield on this point."

"Miss, do you know what you owe me for tonight?"

"My life...?" How had she ended up owing him another favor?

"If you die today, don't expect me to die with you! And don't expect us to share a ferry in our next life, either! I'm willful, domineering, and crazy. I want you to love me for the rest of this life, until death!"

"Miss, would you be willing to wait for me? Spending our lives together is what I wish for most."

"As long as you do not betray me, I will surely wait for your return."

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Premise: Fate binds people like prisoners. What can love do?