Before the imperial decree bestowing the marriage had even been issued, Jiang Lingyi had infatuatedly loved Shen Yanfeng for three years, holding full hope of finding a good match to spend her life with, only to be publicly refused marriage by him in front of all the noble families. He would rather defy the imperial decree and refuse to marry than cut off the ties between them, letting the rumors throughout the city mock her recklessly. Her former deep affection reduced to a city-wide laughingstock, in her moment of despair she spoke up under the emperor's smiling gaze, letting go of her obsession from then on and turning to rush toward another turbulent destiny.