
Qin Xi, the daughter of a prime minister, was proficient in all the arts, from music and chess to calligraphy and painting. She had a bright future ahead of her, but no one expected the Emperor to decree that she be married to Lu Huai, the second son of the Minister of Rites, who was known only for his debauchery, gambling, and drinking. This announcement not only stunned Qin Xi's suitors but also Lu Huai himself, who even suspected the Emperor was getting old and making a misguided match. So, he gathered his good friends and prepared to scale the wall of the Prime Minister's mansion, only to be caught red-handed...
"Miss Qin, I really am not worthy of you. Let's call off this marriage."
Qin Xi sized up Lu Huai. He was over eight feet tall and dressed in white. Although his face was smudged from climbing the wall, it couldn't hide his dashing good looks. Thinking of the young man in white who had appeared in her dreams last night, Qin Xi smiled and gently told him, "No."