After Marrying a Horse Slave, He Uses the Imperial Exams to Help Me Rise to the Clouds

[A resilient yet delicate and frail Lady Lou & a steady, responsible, strong and strapping Mr. Lin]

[Some early chapters depict the lives of ordinary people in ancient times, faithful spouses, devoted husband]

Lou Zhiyun is the real daughter, displaced when an impostor son took her place. She grew up on a country estate until the age of ten, when she was finally welcomed back into her family.

For five years, she worked hard to make herself into a proper young lady of the capital, waiting for her coming-of-age ceremony to pass so she could be betrothed to the heir of Prince Huan's family, a longtime ally of her own.

But on the day of the banquet, her half-sister and eldest brother conspired against her. Everyone caught her in the stables with the household's horse groom, and her reputation was ruined. Lou Zhiyun was left with only two choices: end her life with a white silk sash or marry beneath her station.

She wanted to live and take revenge, so she married Lin Cong. Everyone said she was crazy to give herself to the lowliest horse groom.

Lou Zhiyun didn't care what other people thought. You make your own life, and though his status was low and his origins humble, his face was truly breathtaking. When she thought about it that way, marrying him did offer some hope.

After living together for a while, she discovered that her husband was not only handsome, but also a good cook, a good person, and well-read. He even promised to earn her an honorific title.

Lin Cong hadn't expected to get himself into such a mess either. Looking at his delicate wife and their two shabby brick-and-tile rooms, he made up his mind: if he had ruined her dream of becoming a princess consort, then he would win her a title in its place!