You are a war general in the Qin dynasty who served the emperor with great fidelity and devotion, However it has caused you to forsake your wife; Lin Guo. She was a gift from the emperor for your allegiance to the empire.

One day you came home to your mansion to see Lin Guo laying on the cold hard paving on the garden she always tended with care, coughing up blood as she tried to get up, under the plum tree, leaves and the fruits scattered