[Sickly Young Heir to a Powerful Family x Stern Young Lady with a Dark Side]
She stirred the still waters of her life, making half a lifetime of desolation bloom for her.
Zheng Shuling spent her first seventeen years growing up by the rules, bound by the constraints of a traditional family.
As the Zheng family's eldest legitimate daughter, she was not expected to run the business or manage the household. All she had to do was be gentle and virtuous, look after her many younger sisters and the little brother the whole family doted on, and become a respectable, capable head of the family.
Until someone made her see the truth with a single remark: she deserved a life of her own, not one spent as someone else's appendage.
Zhao Qisui was someone everyone in Beidu's most powerful circles felt sorry for, yet no one dared approach.
Born into one of the most prestigious families, his heart could stop beating at any moment. He could not run or jump, get angry or tired. Even the slightest emotional upheaval could put his life in danger. His days were as still as a stagnant pool.
Then his family heard that the Zheng family of Jiangdao possessed rare ginseng that had been preserved for many years, and that the local ancient temple was famed for granting prayers. They insisted that he travel all the way to Jiangdao in search of a chance to prolong his life, and an unknown turning point.
When he was twenty, he first met Zheng Shuling. She was the Zheng family's eldest daughter, rigidly observing the rituals of morning and evening, proper and gentle.
When he was twenty-six, he met Zheng Shuling again. She had grown into a towering presence, held the power of the Zheng family in her hands, and was the heir everyone supported.
When he was twenty-seven, Zhao Qisui finally got his wish and married into the Zheng family. He became Zheng Shuling's rightful husband, listed in the Zheng family genealogy.
