The Splendid Star: At the End of the Blossoming Flowers

Xie Yan, daughter of the Xie clan of Chen Commandery, was naturally beautiful, gentle, and virtuous. Her birth mother died young, and she was raised from childhood by her maternal relatives, the Wang clan of Langya. At eight, she went to study at White Deer Mountain and became the pupil of Sang Shunhua, daughter of the mountain's master. Second only to White Deer Mountain's brilliant Yuan Shanjian, she was hailed as the foremost talented young woman and a model for noble-born ladies.

"Good day, Master Yuan." Xie Yan bowed, though she was deeply reluctant.

"There's no need to be so formal, Miss Xie. By rights, I'm still your senior fellow student. Just call me Senior Brother." Yuan Shen looked at the young woman before him.

"Please forgive me, Master Yuan. Now that I've left White Deer Mountain, I should observe the etiquette of noble families." Xie Yan fought the urge to roll her eyes. Your master is the one who wants me to call you Senior Brother? As if!

"Then just call me Brother Shanjian, Huahua. That's what you called me when we were children. How can we become so distant now that we've grown up?" Yuan the Fox said with a beaming smile, fanning himself.

"Please conduct yourself with dignity, sir." Xie Yan turned and walked away.

Yuan Shen, inwardly: Sigh, Master, you've really done me in...

Yuan the Fox's long road to winning his wife back.

(I want to give Yuan Shen a happy ending, so this won't follow the original story too closely. Some original plot points will appear, and Shaoshang, Zisheng, and characters from the original drama will show up too. There will also be many original characters. Yuan Shen and Xie Yan are the main focus. If that's not your thing, please don't read. This is my first work, so please be kind. Corrections to language mistakes are welcome.)