Many daughters of Capital Jingcheng watched as Pei Qin single-handedly raised three outstanding young men. Unfortunately, even before Pei Wendong could make a name for himself, he was betrothed to Princess Xiyun.
Xiao Yong became a Prince, and to everyone's surprise, Yonglin also quietly got engaged, to the daughter of the leader of Cao Gang, Caoyun. This shattered many dreams. Neither Pei Wendong nor Yonglin were within their reach, not to mention the Crown Prince, there was absolutely no hope! Moreover, the eldest son of the emperor was almost twenty, and it's likely that his marriage had already been quietly arranged.
After Yonglin married Dan Mingzhu, Xiao Guangjing's health deteriorated, and he had to prematurely announce his heir, appointing Xiao Yong as Crown Prince.
After the ceremony, the Empress specially invited Pei Qin and Mo Heng to attend the palace banquet and asked Pei Qin to help select candidates for the Crown Princess Consort.
