beauty scroll

The richest man in Luoyang, Minister Changsun, gave each of his 12 grandsons a painting of a beautiful woman and ordered them to meet the granddaughter-in-law he had chosen on his 60th birthday. His eldest grandson, Minister Changsun Qi, obeyed his orders purely because he did not want to be labeled as an unfilial grandson. Since he was forced to bring back the beauty in the painting, the quickest way was to abduct Xiang Qinglian. The girl of the Xiang family was indeed as weak and submissive as his grandfather had said. She was so na?ve that he hated her! A stupid woman who was always so scared that she was about to cry was not his cup of tea. However, the flash of intelligence in her clear eyes was quite suspicious. It seemed that her docility was questionable...