(Transmigrate + Political Intrigue + One-on-One Romance + Love Grows Over Time + Marriage Before Love)
Everyone says Shen Sujie is a poor scholar from the countryside, relying on his family's small business to pay for his studies. No one expected him to surge ahead, overcome every obstacle, and become the youngest third-place laureate in the imperial exams.
The Minister of Rites intends to pick a son-in-law from among the successful candidates. But Shen Sujie smiles faintly and replies, "I already have a virtuous wife at home, a noble lady as precious as a golden branch. No one else could compare."
Curious, everyone asks about the woman's origins. She is no lady born into a prestigious family, so they all assume she must be a village woman. That is, until Shen, the new laureate, brings his lovely wife to the capital and leaves everyone utterly stunned...
Held in someone's arms, Luo Ying watches the cunning man laugh shamelessly and is left speechless.
You little punk, you tricked me and now you're pretending to be sweet, huh?!
Shen Sujie takes his lovely wife's hand, kisses it several times in apology, then promptly stops her from carrying on...
If I don't like it, I'll cancel it.