Ele é o poderoso primeiro-ministro que detém o controle da corte, ela é apenas a filha de um pequeno magistrado. Ela só queria colher algumas frutinhas de orquídea, mas acabou, por azar, testemunhando uma batalha de vida ou morte. E então... se apaixonou por ele à primeira “vista de dinheiro”. “Mozinho, por que está olhando para o meu grampo de cabelo? Gostou? Uma prata.” “Mozinho, preparei o café da manhã para você, uma prata.” “Mozinho, o jantar também fui eu que preparei, uma prata.” “Mozinho, quando é que vai me pagar as pratas que me deve?” “Mozinho...” “Me chame de marido.” Com um movimento largo, ele a puxou para seus braços. Lin Chuyi fingiu lutar um pouco, mas logo ficou agarrada nele como um polvo.
A gentle breeze drifted through the pavilion, lifting the hair and robes of those within, while a melodious tune soared from the strings of the zither. Seated inside were two young men. One, clad in a blue long robe, sat upright by the instrument, his expression deeply focused as his hands traced the strings with utmost precision.
Opposite him sat another young man, dressed in a robe of golden yellow. With a folding fan in hand and eyes half-closed, he was utterly absorbed in the music, a look of rapture upon his face.
Both men possessed strikingly handsome features, as radiant as stars in the night sky. The sight was like a living painting, captivating to behold.
When the song drew to its end, the man in gold broke into applause with a smile. "Prime Minister, your skill with the zither grows ever more refined."
Yet, the man addressed as Prime Minister did not accept the praise. Instead, he replied with a hint of restraint, "Is Your Majesty truly determined to go through with this?"
As it turned out, one of these two was the sovereign himself—the current emperor—while the other was none other than the illustrious Prime Minister, second only to the throne.
In the year 531 of the Cangyue Calendar, the present emperor, Huang Aotian, ascended to the throne. In just five years, he had annexed neighboring kingdoms both great and small, transforming the Kingdom of Cangyue into a true empire, and renaming it the Cangyue Dynasty.
Prime Minister Jun Zimo had played an indispensable role in these triumphs; at least half