The Capital City was abuzz with news of the upcoming selection, and the Song Family was in constant turmoil. The First Madam awaited her husband's reply, while Mrs. Cai schemed for a way to convince her own husband to forbid Song Yunzhao from participating.
The day the court's official decree for the selection was issued, Song Yunzhao happened to finish her story. The world loved tales of a young lady from a wealthy family having a secret garden rendezvous with a down-and-out scholar, but she decided to go against the grain. Why should it be that after a scholar wins a lady's heart and her financial support to pass the exams and earn a title, he gets chosen as a son-in-law by a powerful courtier? And when his conscience finally kicks in and he comes back for the lady, she's supposed to be overjoyed, grateful he hadn't forgotten her kindness, and willingly become his concubine?
