She Crossed Mountains and Valleys, She Trod the River of Stars, also known as She and the River of Stars.
[The male lead rises to prominence later + marriage before love + slow burn + gentle, steady romance + male lead appears late]
Jiang Manyue lost her parents at a young age and yearned for a complete family.
She first met Chen Yu on a snowy day, when she rescued him and gave him a gold hairpin as a token, hoping he would never let her down.
But once he passed the imperial exams, he cast her aside as casually as an old shoe.
She traveled thousands of miles to the capital and demanded the hairpin in front of everyone.
“Chen Yu, remember this: from now on, we owe each other nothing. We will never meet again, in life or in death.”
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Song Jinan, a favored son of heaven, had always looked down on everyone.
When he saw her demand the hairpin in public, he found it quite amusing.
From their very first meeting, Jiang Manyue and he clashed like needle and thread, each finding the other unbearable.
Then the emperor bestowed a marriage upon them.
Months into their marriage, Jiang Manyue could think only of her little tavern and did everything she could to sneak out.
At long last, Song Jinan managed to corner her, his anger still simmering. “I hear you’ve been telling everyone you’re a widow?”
