Marriage first, love later; face-slapping the scum; a satisfying comeback; two powerful leads who are both devoted and pure; a contrast in status
Gu Yanqing, a poor scholar with a lame leg, grits his teeth and buys a wife to carry on the family line. His young bride, Yun Shuwan, is gaunt and sallow, but sharp-tongued and strong-willed. She leaves the heiress of the richest family, who mocks him, questioning her whole life. Though poor and disabled, he treats her with the utmost care, and she gradually falls for him.
But then the winds of fate change, and the people from the Chancellor’s manor kneel before their dilapidated house! It turns out she isn’t a village girl at all, but the Chancellor’s real daughter, stolen by her enemies! She is forcibly taken back to the capital, where her father and brothers intend to marry her off to a powerful prince.
She has no interest in the capital’s splendor and swears she’ll escape back to the humble cottage to be with her lame husband. Meanwhile, in despair, he nearly gives in when the heiress of the richest family takes advantage of his vulnerability… When she finally returns, weary from the journey, he is overwhelmed with shock and joy, and swears to heaven, “I will never let you down in this life!”
From then on, the lame scholar puts down his pen and studies through the night, defying fate to change his life! After years of hard study, he earns top marks in the imperial exams and becomes the top scholar. He heals his leg, dons fine robes, and all those who once bullied and humiliated him kneel trembling before him, addressing him as Your Excellency. He offers her a phoenix crown and bridal robes as his betrothal gifts, promising her a grand wedding and personally reclaiming every bit of the dignity and glory she once lost!
