Juniper
During her wedding ceremony, Qiu Yan’s husband suddenly vomits blood, collapses and dies. As it’s an arranged marriage, Qiu Yan doesn’t feel grief-stricken. However, the groom’s parents blame her for being a jinx and as was the custom of that time, they demand that she accompany their son to be entombed.
Qiu Yan rebels against accompanying a husband she barely knew in death. Liang Yi, a civil servant and investigator, is sent to mediate between the groom’s parents and Qiu Yan’s parents who naturally object. Liang Yi suggests a compromise which is to send Qiu Yan off to a nunnery, a far more lenient solution than putting her to death.
This suggestion doesn’t sit well with Qiu Yan either as she wants to be free to do as she wishes now that she has undergone a wedding to a man chosen by her parents. Qiu Yan is a witty girl who is constantly getting backstabbed by her stepsister and cousins. The Qiu family has several branches and unfortunately, none of her female cousins like her.
This is quite a good drama as Qiu Yan and Liang Yi who dislike each other initially due to misunderstandings, habe to co-operate with each other when they are thrown into difficult situations. A few years ago, when both were teenagers, Liang Yi saved Qiu Yan’s life and Liang Yi gifted a folding fan to Qiu Yan. Liang Yi doesn’t know Qiu Yan is the girl he rescued but Qiun Yan knows he’s her rescuer.
As with the plot of many ancient Chinese dramas, the good guys are always fighting the corrupt in government. Qiu Yan slowly begins to like Liang Yi for his noble and honest character. Liang Yi saves her time and again from sticky situations. This heroine is clever and knows how to manipulate herself out of trouble.
