A Modern Woman Transmigrates to Ancient Times and Is Stolen Away by Cunning Men

Huai Xi is a medicinal herb that helps disperse blood stasis and strengthen the bones and sinews. As a name, it also symbolizes strength and perseverance, suggesting a girl who is resilient, unafraid of setbacks, and unwilling to give up easily.

But even the stubborn Su Huaixi had to hide her pride in the rigidly class-stratified society of ancient times and devote herself to treating the sick and saving lives. Then one night, a house call led her straight into the abyss of her life...

Lin Shiyue was the eldest legitimate son of the Lin family in the capital. He was not only a brilliant scholar and top-ranked palace graduate, but also a favored courtier whom the emperor trusted and entrusted with great power.

At their first meeting, he was unconsciously drawn to the girl’s bearing, and kept glancing her way. When he later saw her speaking intimately with a young gentleman, he realized his feelings for her. Ignoring Huaixi’s wishes, he forced her to enter his household as a concubine...

“My education taught me to pursue freedom and equality, but from the very beginning, all you’ve given me is tyranny and domination. How can you expect me to accept it willingly?”

“What freedom? What equality? Whatever I give you, you’ll take, whether you like it or not!”

Later, when the two were at each other’s throats, the new emperor ascended the throne, and Huaixi seized the chance to leave for three years. Lin Shiyue searched for her in vain. When he was alone, he even tried to understand the freedom and equality she spoke of...