A piece of engagement paper locks away all unruliness, binds all etiquette, and binds the two most unmatched people in the world into an unsolvable fate.
Xie Yu, with his bright clothes and angry horses, is famous as a playboy in Beijing. Everyone knows that he is uneducated and has no skills, but they don't know that he hides his clumsiness with dissoluteness and protects the Xie family to avoid the taboo of high merit.
Cui Youning is a talented person in the capital, and her etiquette is profound. Her strict mother's strict rules have molded her into a gentle jade statue, but in her heart she has a righteousness that is not inferior to that of a man, guarding an unknown passion.
When they first met, he disliked her for being formal and lost her soul, while she hated him for being too public. In order to break away from this forced marriage, the two formed an alliance and joined forces to disrupt the situation. They only wanted to end their relationship and live in peace.
Unexpectedly, after supporting each other day and night, and the years grinding their hearts, the unruly prince quietly read strategies for her and sharpened his talents, while the polite lady broke the rules and took off her disguise for him. He glimpsed the heat under her jade, and she understood his responsibilities as a playboy. She had secret feelings but kept silent until the marriage rejection was about to happen.
He stared into her eyes and said softly: "Cui Youning, I don't want to refuse the marriage, I want to marry you."
Her eyes were red, tears fell from her eyes, and she cried heartily: "Xie Yu, I don't want to refuse the marriage anymore, I want to marry you."
But the imperial power was overthrown, the emperor laid a deadly trap, and the Xie family collapsed overnight - his father died in the war, his mother died of illness, and the whole family was in trouble. Xie Yu suppressed all his tenderness and decided not to hide his clumsiness anymore. He used his body as bait to fight back, but found himself in a desperate situation. Only a piece of news of his death floated back to Beijing.
The new emperor forced her to get married, and she was very popular. On the wedding day, Cui Youning burned the phoenix crown, put on the red wedding clothes he had prepared, hugged his cold soul, and drank all the poisonous wine.
It started with refusing marriage and ended with death. The phrase "I don't want to refuse marriage" is the strongest heartbeat and the most painful prophecy in this life.