The Xie family of Jinling has held high office for generations. Xie He, the family patriarch, is the current prime minister, and his only son, Xie Heyuan, is a heaven-blessed prodigy.
Xin Yi was born into a lowly station, innocent and ignorant. When her father sold her to Xie Heyuan as a concubine, she obeyed him in everything, placing her husband above all else. He was her whole world.
But Xie Heyuan eventually showed her the truth: they were worlds apart, and he was no husband to her. She was merely a servant of the Xie family, and even the child she carried would be born a servant.
Xie Heyuan had a beloved woman he longed for, the woman he intended to marry.
At last, Xin Yi understood that she had a path of her own to follow.
On the day Xie Heyuan got what he wanted, Xin Yi ran away.
Xin Yi didn't know that after she left, everyone in Jinling learned that the proud prodigy Xie Heyuan spent his days drinking in his concubine's room, growing gloomy and despondent.
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Xie Heyuan was proud and cold as frost. He looked down on the concubine his stepmother had bought to frame him. But, without realizing it, he found himself sometimes pleased by the way she looked up at him with admiration.
Until he lost her.
When he sees Xin Yi again, she is about to marry the Grand Tutor's son.
Xie Heyuan: "Xin Yi, the Liu family is a family in name only. Don't marry him. I'll marry you."
But Xin Yi's expression is cold. "Lord Xie, you are far above my station. I would never presume to marry you."
She no longer wishes to gaze up at him in humble adoration.
Theme: Stay strong and persevere, no matter when or where you are
