Guagua: [This woman is called Wan Xiwen. She is the younger sister of Wan Zunrui, a fifth-rank general of the household.
Quite a few generals received titles upon returning to the capital this time, and Wan Zunrui was one of them.
The emperor specially permitted these newly honored generals and their families to attend the Palace Banquet.]
Song Yaoyao: [Then what?]
Guagua continued:
[Wan Zunrui's grandfather and father had both passed away. Apart from his grandmother, mother, and younger sister, he was the only man left in the family.
The Wan Family held a count's title. If they made no further contributions to the Imperial Court, their title would be downgraded.
To preserve the title of the Count's Residence, Wan Zunrui went to the army camp, hoping to make a name for himself.]
In the video, on the day Wan Zunrui left for the army camp, his grandmother, mother, and younger sister all wept bitterly, but there was nothing they could do.
However reluctant he was to leave them, Wan Zunrui still resolved to join the army.
Song Yaoyao: [Then what?]
Guagua: [Once Wan Zunrui left, only three women remained in the residence: his grandmother, mother, and younger sister.
That was when the man betrothed to Wan Xiwen since childhood arrived at their door with the marriage contract.]
In the video, a thin man appeared, his clothes washed so often they had faded white.
Carrying a small bundle on his back, he came to the Wan Family's door.
His name was Zu Yaoming, and he and Wan Xiwen had been betrothed as children.
Zu Yaoming's grandfather had once been an official in the capital. After his grandfather died, his father proved good for nothing and quickly squandered the family fortune. With no other choice, the family returned to their ancestral