I Refused to Marry the East Wind

After their mother’s passing, the three Ye sisters lived in a small courtyard, relying on each other for support due to their father’s favoritism and the persecution from their stepmother.

Four years ago, Ye Qinglan attended the Flower Appreciation Festival, a model of a noble lady from a prestigious family in the capital, adhering to tradition, dignified and beautiful. At the festival, she secretly became engaged to Cui Jingyu, a son from a declining family, and their love blossomed. However, before the war on the frontier, Qinglan broke off the engagement, leaving Jingyu heartbroken. Four years later, Cui Jingyu returned to the capital, a triumphant hero, having achieved great victories, been granted a noble title, and become the object of admiration for the noble ladies and their mothers at the Flower Appreciation Festival. Yet, Qinglan remained unmarried, seen as a woman who would never find a husband.

No one outside knew what had happened four years ago, but the heavy weight of those four years lay between them. Now, as old friends meet, a buried story is unearthed. Can they return to the days of Tong Hua Du (桐花渡, a place mentioned in the text, likely significant to their past)?

Back then, she refused to marry the east wind, but fate led her astray with the west wind.

Ye Lingbo, the second Miss Ye, was unremarkable in appearance but strong-willed. She abandoned the path of love early on. Convinced that her sister sacrificed herself for the family, she was determined to rekindle the flame between Qinglan and Cui Jingyu. She went to great lengths, spending a fortune to cultivate connections, but the Flower Appreciation Festival, with its twenty-four banquets, was filled with young and handsome men from the Northern Garrison Army, as well as noble young men from prestigious families. Twenty-four cycles of the flower-bearing wind, peach and apricot blossoms still know how to marry the east wind. How will her story end?

The Northern Garrison Army had many young commanders, making the Flower Appreciation Festival a bustling event. Various factions were vying for attention, making it a grand occasion unlike any seen in ten years. Shen Biwei, a noble lady from a prestigious family, Aco, the orphan taken in by the Ye sisters, Yanyan, who was naive and innocent, and Qinglan’s married friend Han Yueqi, were all caught up in this grand event, their fates intertwined.

Three sisters, one after another, trying to rekindle the flame of love. It’s a story of bittersweet romance, but also a tale of how the Ye sisters, after their mother’s death, protected each other amidst a pack of wolves, experiencing a perilous journey during the spring Flower Appreciation Festival. It’s not just a story of reconciliation, but also a portrait of sisters supporting each other, finding warmth in their shared bond. It’s still a story of handsome men and beautiful women pursuing each other, of love, hate, and passion. In the end, the dust settles, flowers bloom in abundance, and they don’t waste their youth.