Ballad of Nanshan

After losing her mother at the age of nine, Jiang Rou lived under another family's roof at her aunt's home and endured many hardships.

When she returned home, her birth father and stepmother treated her cruelly, leaving her with no place she could call home.

Fortunately, Heaven took pity on her. By a twist of fate, Jiang Rou became a disciple of the immortal healer Yan Zong. And because she had once shown kindness to the heir of the Prince of Zhenbei, the princess consort took her in as a goddaughter, raising her status overnight.

When she reached marriageable age, handsome young men often came bearing gifts, hoping to win her heart, but they always came away disappointed.

Before long, rumors spread about Jiang Rou and Xie Zhi, the heir of the Prince of Zhenbei. Everyone said she was shamelessly reaching above her station, mocked her for indulging in delusions, and called her presumptuous.

Jiang Rou never paid the rumors any mind, but the uproar had become impossible to ignore.

Beneath the quiet night sky,

Xie Zhi cornered Jiang Rou against a wall and gazed at her with smiling, star-bright eyes. "I knocked on your window last night. Why didn't you answer?"

Jiang Rou's lashes trembled. She turned her face away and lowered her eyes, saying nothing.

His hot breath was only inches away. He chuckled softly. "If you don't speak, I'll kiss you."

Jiang Rou: "...You wicked man..."

Theme: To love and be loved are both forms of happiness