The Young Lady Returns

He Ling returned to the capital with the foolish but undeniably beautiful legend of the He family's young lady.

The first thing she did after returning was fall madly in love with the top-scoring scholar, who was riding through the streets to admire the flowers.

Rumor had it that as soon as the young lady returned to the capital, she encountered the newly graduated top scholar. One glance was all it took for her to fall deeply for this handsome, refined young man, as elegant as a pine tree.

In reality, as He Ling stood on the balcony, the only person in her eyes and heart was the third-place scholar behind him.

The third-place scholar had long adopted the style of a military man. He was used to scenes like this. As He Ling looked his way, he adjusted the little red flower pinned to his chest, seemingly unconcerned as he took in the lively scene around him.

He Ling had known him for a long time.

She loved him. But she couldn't love him. So when the noble ladies around her asked who she was looking at, He Ling let her eyes wander and pointed her slender finger at the top-scoring scholar in front.

On the third day, she heard that the top-scoring scholar and a commandery princess had gone boating together on Taiqing Lake.

Her maid was indignant on her mistress's behalf, but failed to notice the mysterious smile quietly playing at her mistress's lips.

He Ling had long ago realized that no matter what she did, there was always a better commandery princess doing it. From childhood onward, everything she wanted would eventually catch the commandery princess's eye, and she would lose it all.

So He Ling learned early on to hide her true feelings. This time, she chose a pawn as well: the top-scoring scholar.

The more lovey-dovey the commandery princess and the top-scoring scholar seemed, the more passionately He Ling pursued him.

With that show of passion, she successfully fooled the watchful commandery princess and secured a date with the third-place scholar at the spring banquet.

Great peonies bloomed behind her. The young woman, more beautiful than the flowers, shyly lowered her head and boldly asked, "If anything is possible, would you marry me?"

Theme: Love one person for a lifetime