Calling Forth Spring

The Prince of Jin was thirty years old, fair-faced and slender, with phoenix eyes and a high, straight nose. He had the bearing of a dragon, the poise of a phoenix, and a deep, inscrutable manner. He had the makings of a ruler. Huan Chun thought, So this is what the man destined to become emperor looks like. After her parents died, Xue Huanchun's husband passed away too. She brought her younger sister to Jinling to seek refuge with her maternal uncle, the Zhou family, and planned to let him arrange a remarriage for her. Just then, the Prince of Jin's first consort died. He sent a physiognomist to the Zhou family to examine the young women, hoping to choose one as his second wife and mistress of his household. Everyone in Jinling's elite families knew that the Prince of Jin would become emperor one day. Whoever he chose would eventually be empress. The two branches of the Zhou family schemed against each other and used every means at their disposal to win the prestigious marriage. But when the physiognomist returned, he told the prince, "Though the Xue woman is a widow, she is far more virtuous than the Zhou women. Besides, she has a child with her late husband. She has a graceful figure and a lovely, abundant appearance, the look of a woman blessed with sons. Your Highness is about to ascend the throne, yet you have few heirs. Why not marry her?" Content warning: Neither lead is inexperienced. The heroine has a child with her late husband. Theme: Living near the water lets you enjoy the moon first; flowers and trees facing the sun are quick to welcome spring.