The New Betrothal

Gu Lingyi, daughter of the Minister of Revenue, had two great grievances in her life.First, her childhood sweetheart and betrothed, the tanhua Jiang Xuanqing, publicly called off their engagement: “There is no romantic feeling between us. From now on, you may call me brother.”Second, she believed Cui Yi’s nonsense—that he would one day reach the highest rank among officials and outshine Jiang Xuanqing in every way—and foolishly agreed to marry him.But the world is unpredictable. Only a year later, Gu Lingyi discovered that those two grievances were actually two great blessings.Cui Yi had indeed lived up to it: he topped the imperial examination, rose rapidly in rank, and at home even let her run wild and do as she pleased.When she met Jiang Xuanqing again, Gu Lingyi merely said: “You were right, Brother. I failed to distinguish sibling affection from romantic love. Thank you for not marrying me back then.”