A Mistaken Dream of Springtime

The emperor held a selection of consorts, and Luo Yuqing was forced to travel to the capital.

But Luo Yuqing had no desire to marry the old emperor. He was older than her grandfather.

Fortunately, her beautiful Miao mother told her not to worry. There was a good match in the capital whom she had chosen for her.

After entering the palace, Luo Yuqing waited eagerly for that man to come rescue her, but the only one who came was the eunuch Shen Xun, who took her back to his residence.

Luo Yuqing: Mother, why is the good match you picked for me a eunuch?

Shen Xun was the most powerful eunuch in the palace. Even first-rank officials bowed respectfully to him.

He had entered the palace as a child and witnessed the schemes of the imperial harem and its intimate bedroom secrets. He was convinced that women were the most dangerous weapon of all.

At the palace's grand selection, one of the candidates turned out to be from Miaojiang.

He'd heard that Miao women were skilled in witchcraft, so to protect the emperor, Shen Xun went to investigate in person. There, he saw Luo Yuqing kick over the matron conducting her examination and run out barefoot.

Shen Xun accidentally glimpsed her delicate jade-white feet and alluring lips. After that, night after night he dreamed of those feet pressing against his chest and those fragrant lips drawing close.

Shen Xun was both embarrassed and furious, and decided there must be something wrong with this woman.

So he struck Luo Yuqing's name from the register and brought her to his residence to investigate her background.

When no one else was around, Luo Yuqing sighed. He'd betrayed the emperor and dragged her out of the palace for her sake. He loved her so deeply. Mother must have put a love spell on him.

Shen Xun, eavesdropping nearby, was alarmed. Could it be the legendary love spell?!

They reached the same conclusion: the spell had to be broken.

Although Luo Yuqing didn't know the first thing about witchcraft, she was sure she'd inherited her mother's bloodline. She let her imagination run wild, brewing potions, chanting sutras, and performing shamans' dances every night. The dreams wouldn't go away, and she started to think Shen Xun was looking at her differently.

Mother's spells were powerful. He loved her so deeply. How pitiful.

Taking advantage of the fact that he was a eunuch, Luo Yuqing acted without restraint. At last, one day, she fell asleep right on Shen Xun's bed.

Lost in his sensual dream, Shen Xun followed her faint scent and pulled her tightly into his arms.

Luo Yuqing's eyes flew open, her drowsiness gone. Something... didn't seem quite right...

Shen Xun was deeply trusted by the emperor. On their wedding day, a grand procession of dowry stretched for miles, and everyone celebrated.

Luo Yuqing's mother rushed over. The good match she'd chosen was the son of an old acquaintance in the capital, so how had her daughter ended up marrying a eunuch?

Luo Yuqing quietly tugged at her mother's sleeve, as if plotting something. "Mother, Shen Xun has a love spell on him. Can you make it last his whole life?"

Her mother pressed a hand to her forehead. There was no such thing as a love spell.

Her convenient son-in-law, the so-called eunuch, had simply stumbled into this himself.

Premise: Fated to meet, no matter the distance.