You can try out my other novel, The Butcher's Daughter and Her Top Scholar. The blurb is at the very bottom. Feel free to bookmark it~
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Blurb for this novel:
The beloved Seventh Princess Mo Mingzhu x her loyal guard Fu Ling
She, Mo Mingzhu, will avenge the destruction of her kingdom!
Scene One:
Mo Mingzhu could no longer use her former identity. Fortunately, Fu Ling's commoner identity papers were still intact.
After a moment of surprise, she came up with an idea. She glanced up at the young man and said, "Tomorrow, let's go register our marriage."
"P-Princess, that would be beneath your station." Fu Ling blushed at her words and respectfully lowered his head.
-- Blurb for the upcoming The Butcher's Daughter and Her Top Scholar --
The butcher's daughter, Jiang Lanyi, has helped her father sell pork since she was little. On the Double Seventh Festival, she meets a handsome scholar and can't take her eyes off him.
After asking around, she learns his name is Su Ming and that he studies at Juhe Academy.
Later, encouraged by her friend, Jiang Lanyi tries talking to Su Ming and giving him gifts, but... none of it works, and their relationship remains stuck in place.
That is, until the day Su Ming rides off in a carriage to take the provincial exam. She calls his name from behind, carrying a food box she prepared for his journey.
But all she gets in return are three questions:
"What are you doing here?" Su Ming's tone is cold and distant.
"Jiang Lanyi, don't you know the rules of propriety between men and women?" He lowers his eyes to meet her clear, bright gaze. His hand trembles slightly beneath his sleeve.
"Do you think anyone could like someone shameless? Stop bothering me."
Jiang Lanyi feels a lump in her chest and can barely breathe. Her warm, moist eyes are left with nothing but the sight of Su Ming walking away.
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[Jiang Lanyi's point of view]
A few years later, Jiang Lanyi begins to let go of that one-sided love and listens to her father's suggestion to toss an embroidered ball to choose a husband.
When she turns around, why has the ball landed in Su Ming's hands?!
Her long-dead heart stirs again, but she quickly suppresses it.
Su Ming explains that their marriage is only a temporary arrangement. He needs a wife to help fend off trouble in official circles. Of course, he won't treat her unfairly. He promises her a generous sum of silver and says that after a year, they can divorce and he'll find her a suitable husband...
Jiang Lanyi agrees. First, it will put a stop to her father's nagging. Second, a hundred taels of gold is a pretty good reward. It's just that her heart is dead...
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[Su Ming's point of view]
After they marry,
Jiang Lanyi climbs a tree to pick fruit, but a branch snaps beneath her. Su Ming sees this, pushes off the ground with his toes, spins through the air, and catches her.
They stare at each other, dazed, then look away. Jiang Lanyi's voice reaches his ears: "Thank you! Put me down."
Su Ming reaches to brush a fallen leaf from her head, but Jiang Lanyi steps back and recites, "Young Master Su, propriety between men and women. We're only husband and wife in name, so please be respectful!"
Su Ming is baffled. How did the girl who used to chase after him everywhere change so much...
[Outspoken butcher's daughter x aloof, sensitive, scheming top scholar]
Reader's Guide:
1. One-on-one, both leads are each other's first, alternate-history setting, many original details, happy ending
2. A groveling pursuit, with some elements of possessiveness and madness
3. The male lead's madness develops over time. He isn't like that from the start!!!
Theme: Live well
