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The scholar Lu You and his cousin Tang Wan were childhood sweethearts and they had a good relationship with each other. By the time Tang Wan came of age, the two even made an oath of undying love for each other and a secret promise to marriage.

However, Lu You's mother, Madam Tang had a bad relationship with her brother and sister-in-law. Naturally, she didn't like Tang Wan this niece of hers. But because Lu You really loves Tang Wan and cementing old ties were seen as a good thing, in the end both families allowed Lu You and Tang Wan to get engaged officially. The Lu family, who had a good financial position, also presented their family heirloom, the precious Gold Phoenix shaped hairpin as their token.

When Lu You was twenty years old, he finally married Tang Wan, who he yearned for day and night, as his wife. The two of them were affectionate and respectful and naturally became inseparable. And together with Tang Wan's overflowing literary talent and Lu You's erudition, they were even more inseparable composing poems. They were not lingering at all.

The couple was so busy being affectionate, they almost forgot proper matters which angered Madam Tang greatly. In her plans next year, her son would first enter the locked room test, after obtaining the qualifications to be a scholar, he would then take a trial of the Ministry of Rites and finally enter the government officially as an official.

With her son's talent, he will surely rise to top and bring glory to the family. The Lu family used to be a family of officials, but it declined. If Lu You suddenly rises, then as his mother she will naturally have face.

However, in her son's eyes there was only Tang Wan right now. Not saying whether or not he had neglected his studies first, at least he won't be visiting Tang Wan morning and noon like in the past, which is enough to make Madam Tang furious. Not to mention, Tang Wan's outstanding appearance and high literary talent made others praise her nonstop. In this kind of situation, Tang Wan became even more unsightly in the eyes of Madam Tang, wishing that she could get rid of her and be done with it.

Madam Tang has repeatedly reprimanded Tang Wan using her identity as her aunt and mother in law. But Lu You's pity towards her made Tang Wan endure everything and only ask to be with him. Until one day, Madam Tang used meditating as an excuse to ask the nuns in the temple the fate of Lu You and Tang Wan. Who would have thought that the nun said they were incompatible. If they continue their relationship, Lu You will definitely fail the exam, the worst may be dying on the streets and dragging his family down.

When Madam Tang heard this, she turned pale with fright. She hurriedly rushed back to the residence and summoned her son and daughter in law, demanding her son divorce this daughter in law.

When Lu You heard this, he naturally refused and the mother and son got into a big fight. Madam Tang cried her eyes out, even threatening to end her life. Lu You himself was both hesitant and filial, seeing how stubborn his mother was, he could only silently compromise.

In the end, with the fabricated reason of the lack of offsprings, Lu You divorced Tang Wan. But the two lovers grasped each other's hand tearfully and can't bear to leave, so Lu You hid the truth from his mother and placed Tang Wan in another house.

Tang Wan sat down in a small hallway. Her neat and long eyebrows that were just fixed slightly wrinkled and her eyes were half closed. Her beautiful and elegant face was filled with distress as her soft, white hands trailed down her pretty cheeks as she waited for someone she doesn't know when will come.

Ever since Lu You left, she doesn't know how long she waited in this position.

That night, the two fought over the matter of separation again. Due to the obstruction of his mother's orders, Lu You had no choice but to return home everyday. And yet, he doesn't dare to let his mother know that he still has contacts with Tang Wan. On the other hand, Tang Wan was feeling weary of this kind of furtive life. Born as a daughter of an illustrious family, she had never experienced any winds and waves in her life. But even if she loves Lu You, she also began to understand that many things cannot be solved with love. In the case of not bearing to separate, her pain deepened day after day, making her wish to wave goodbye to the society and resolve this matter weighing on her mind.

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