During this period, Dong Qi and I maintained correspondence, and he invited me several times to visit Tongzhou, claiming it was like heaven on earth, a place where the four seasons felt like spring.
Those years, I was too busy with my studies and martial arts to spare the time, but now that I'm free, I decided to make a trip there, fulfilling my long-held dream of traveling south to Jiangnan!
Dong Qi's grandfather was a Junior Minister of the Department of Justice back in the day, and his father was once a renowned young dandy of the Capital, handsome beyond compare, passionate about reciting poetry, playing with the arts, and was well-acquainted with countless beauties in the brothels of the Capital. Later, after marrying Princess Zhao Qing, due to her jealousy and imperiousness, the husband and wife had several confrontations, after which he conceded defeat, and since then focused on being a virtuous husband behind closed doors.
