Old Dreams of the Frontier Fortress

About the story

By imperial decree, Lin Zhaoya, an orphan of the Lin family, marries General Lu Jingshen. Yet beneath the red wedding candles, he publicly announces that he loves someone else, treating his imperially bestowed wife with contempt. Before everyone, she throws down the red veil personally embroidered by the sovereign, tears apart the pearl tassels of her bridal crown and declares that she will go to the palace to renounce the marriage. She then strides out of the general’s residence. What begins as a marriage scandal shaking the capital takes another turn when a residence west of the city catches fire and hidden accounts emerge. They expose a decade-old case at the northern frontier: the supposed loss of her father and brother was not simply due to exhausted supplies and a lack of reinforcements. The bereavement payments were embezzled, and the brother believed killed in battle is still alive. Upholding the spirit of her loyal, fallen family, Lin Zhaoya tears through layer after layer of concealment to win them justice.