Fan Geming has been slaving away trying to find a solution to he and his wife’s infertility for months. The empire wants an heir and he wants a family with his empress, but life has not given him those blessings yet.

He doesn’t care about having an heir but he does care about his wife and their future together. So when his wife and empress, Meili, broke down needing a break from all the talk about babies and the treatments, he accepted.

Fan Geming and Meili have been together since as long as he could remember. Having a family was a priority to them, but not the main priority. Being happy and healthy was the most important thing.

When Fan Geming and Meili heard the thunderstorm, they took refuge in their chambers to sit out the rain. But they soon heard servants and guards rushing around at the sounds of cries at the front gate.