The whole process was really like something out of an idol drama, and the reason Liuzi said this was a shocking piece of news was that there were just too many surprises along the way.
First, let's start with Jing Yuan's storyline, which is that she grew up with her senior apprentice-brother Jing Xin since childhood. The two harbored feelings of love for each other, but it was all feelings unacted upon and within the bounds of propriety. They longed for each other but couldn't come together. Their parents noticed their affection and didn't try to stop it, but instead, they arranged a marriage for them, deciding that once Jing Yuan came of age, the two would marry.
Throughout the process, Jing Yuan played the role of the foolishly sweet young lady—pure and unblemished, naive and innocent, bearing the fresh innocence and fragrance of youth. Even now, she doesn't know what happened in the years she waited to become a bride.
