Not a palace- or household-intrigue story! The tags are incorrect; please follow the synopsis. For detailed guidance, see the end of Chapter 1. (Beautiful, strong, and tragic leads + healing + one-on-one, devoted couple + happy ending + political intrigue + ensemble cast)
A young general who seems dark but is actually kind × a student from the Min History Research Society who seems kind but is actually dark
Lu Yunyi is a staunch materialist. She never imagined that transmigration would happen to her one day.
When she first transmigrated into the dynasty she had been studying, she couldn’t accept it. She didn’t believe she could change the course of history, and all she wanted was to go home...
But after experiencing the kindness of those around her, she could no longer stand by as an observer...
Rong Heng was someone she had spent time pondering over in old historical records. Back then, Lu Yunyi thought of him only as a young, promising top scholar and a heroic warrior who had volunteered for the front lines as a boy.
Only later did she glimpse his steadfast, lonely fight to clear his teacher’s name, and how the court reviled him while the world misunderstood him...
The year Rong Heng came of age, he met his ray of light. He looked up to her, but didn’t dare reach out.
Who knew how long it would be before his possessive longing overcame his bloodstained state and pulled her into his arms? All he could see was a blur in his eyes as he heard the voice he had longed for day and night:
“Yan'an, I’ve come to take you home.”
After Rong Heng achieved what he had set out to do, he had nothing left to hold on to and didn’t want to hold her back. She hated him for being “self-righteous” and scolded him for not practicing what he preached.
So she had no choice but to “capture” him...
The peachwood hairpin in her hair was one he had carved for her. She leaned close to his ear and whispered something...
Lu Yunyi watched the tips of his ears turn red and smiled faintly.
Note: The heroine was 27 before she transmigrated, and 17 after transmigrating into Lu Zhining. The hero is 22.
The fictional dynasty is called Min, with some institutions and settings modeled on the Ming dynasty. The main characters are fictional, so please don’t overanalyze the historical details.
