The Legitimate Daughter Blooms Again and Becomes Empress

[Title: A Match Made in Heaven]

[Warning: The book's contents don't quite match its title. Please refer to the synopsis for what it's really about. Upright values, characters who speak their minds, and no melodrama.]

Pure historical romance * Slow burn * The heroine is relatively low-key at first * A little inner-courtyard intrigue

An alternate world, with imperfect characters. The plot takes priority.

Man Yue, the eldest daughter of the Li family, is as resilient as a plum blossom. Even when bent beneath the heavy snow of winter, she never loses her proud spirit. That year, she is promised in marriage to a poor scholar. After the wedding, the couple support one another through thick and thin, living in harmony and treating each other with respect.

Wandering tonight through the Moon Palace, the moon is round as a mirror on Mid-Autumn night., Man Yue

A white-bellied bird with brown wings, a fragrant path winding through flowers., Wen Cong

The rest of the story mainly follows the young couple as they stand by each other through thick and thin.