Yu Jin, daughter of the Grand Tutor to the Emperor. With the court in turmoil, her father offered her to the Emperor for the good of the family.
However, the Emperor was nearly fifty and frail. On their wedding day, he fell victim to a villain's plot and died suddenly.
Overnight, she became Dowager Consort Yu, and she was quite content to spend her days eating and waiting for death.
She loved handsome men and liked to recruit talented guests, compose poetry, and play music. She also gathered guards in droves to keep her safe. But once word spread, the nobles of the capital took issue with her. Everyone thought she was fickle, unchaste, and fond of keeping lovers.
By chance, she mistook the Prime Minister for a scholar and brought him into the palace as a guest. Little did she know he was adept at disguises. Using his charms to make me fall for him, he sang and reveled with me night after night, then asked me to dismiss my "harem" for his sake.
That night, Yu Jin said to him with perfect seriousness, "A scholar may lose himself in love, but he can still break free. I send you on your way and wish you happiness."
Time passed, and when they met again, he was a prince of another kingdom.
In the name of a political marriage, with the land as my betrothal gift and the sun and moon as witnesses, I will take you as my wife.
A little scene
"My lady, I heard you met a guest yesterday?"
"My lord, this man is a master painter with a natural gift for music. I think he could..."
Pei An grabbed her slender waist and whispered, "I can accompany you too, as we walk around the plum trees and listen to the snow."
