In the fifteenth year of Yanguang, just after the New Year,
rumors spread throughout Changning County. The newly appointed county magistrate had barely arrived two days earlier, yet already stirred up a storm.
As the saying goes, a new official has three fires to light. One fire: neglecting his duties. Another: spending lavishly. The third: spending all his time in taverns.
Duan Weiqian was refined and elegant, with brows like ink and a handsome face. Yet he was frivolous, brazen, and willful, behaving just like an idle young nobleman who would never amount to anything.
Everyone, from top to bottom, knew it.
Until Shen Sangning caught him...
Another New Year came around. The corrupt and treacherous officials had been swept away. His Highness Prince Jing was upright and principled, rebuilding ancestral halls, upholding justice, helping the poor, and showing mercy to the weak.
In the court and throughout the countryside, everyone praised him.
They climbed the grand hall together. She held her brush and painted endless plains and fertile fields, with beauty all around: a century of peace and prosperity for the Yong Dynasty.
Theme: Protection and growth
