[Imperial examinations + transmigration + farming + reborn]
Li Yan woke again to find herself sitting in a bridal sedan chair, dressed as a newlywed bride. In her former life, Li Yan had been a designer. After more than a decade in the industry, she quit and became a freelancer. She began exploring and learning traditional Chinese handicrafts, but an accident occurred on her way to a lesson.
When she woke, she found herself in a fictional dynasty. By chance, she also discovered books on crafts that were far ahead of their time.
Tan Yuming was a scholar from an ordinary farming family that valued education. Gentle and refined, he was always courteous. He devoted himself to his studies, dreaming of rising from the fields to the emperor’s court. Every scholar aspired to master both literary and martial arts and put their talents in the service of the throne.
But after finally entering the officialdom he had long hoped for, he discovered that many people had lost sight of the ideals they once held dear.
Huang Mengting was the pampered eldest legitimate daughter of a duke’s household. But her half-sister’s jealousy and schemes left her no choice but to marry a failed provincial graduate. The elders of the family treated her cruelly and hurriedly married her off. Meanwhile, her half-sister married Tan Yuming, a newly appointed jinshi who had placed second in the palace examination, and spent her life enjoying wealth and status through her husband.
The man Huang Mengting married was crooked by nature. Once he saw no further benefit in her, he imprisoned her like an animal, and she died young. When Huang Mengting woke again, she found herself back before any of it had happened. She also met Li Yan, Tan Yuming’s late first wife.
