One family after another in the Capital City was celebrating joyous occasions, and Yun Zhao received some good news herself. Song Yunmei's marriage had been arranged; she was to wed Yu Chengfang, a fifth-rank Minister of the Ministry of Justice.
It was a fine match, and one might say Song Yunmei lucked into it. Mr. Yu had originally been set to meet the legitimate daughter of another family, but she already had a sweetheart and was thus quite unpleasant during their meeting.
Yu Chengfang was naturally furious. While his official post was not prominent in the Capital City, he had earned it step by step on his own merit and had some backbone. He therefore immediately rejected the proposed marriage.
