Meng Zhuyun's life was one wrong turn after another.
When she was young and naive, she trusted Xiao Lian's words and defied her parents to marry him.
But Xiao Lian was a honey-tongued traitor, a man with the heart of a wolf.
In the ninth year of the Xinchun era, the Xiao family was arrested and their estate confiscated.
Because Xiao Lian had embezzled a fortune and harmed loyal officials, the Emperor bestowed a golden bowl on the Xiao family and ordered them to beg in the streets.
By then, Meng Zhuyun had been bedridden for years. People avoided the family like the plague, and the Xiaos discarded her like a pawn, abandoning her in the street.
As Meng Zhuyun lay dying, the Old Madam of the Marquis of Wu'an's household gave her the last warmth she would ever feel.
She suddenly remembered that years ago, the Old Madam of the Marquis of Wu'an had taken a liking to a daughter of the Meng family and wanted her eldest sister to marry her son. But her sister already loved someone else, so the family had considered having Meng Zhuyun marry into the marquis's household instead.
When Meng Zhuyun learned of it, she secretly ran away with Xiao Lian. She became the laughingstock of the capital, and brought shame on the Meng family.
At death's door, she finally regretted it.
If she could go back, she would rather have married into the Marquis of Wu'an's household in her sister's place than suffer through the hardships of this life.
Meng Zhuyun died in the bitter winter of the ninth year of the Xinchun era. But when she opened her eyes, she had returned to the past.
Her mother was worrying because her sister refused to marry into the Marquis of Wu'an's household. Meng Zhuyun stepped forward. "Mother, I'll marry into the marquis's household in my sister's place."
Madam Chen looked at her beloved daughter and shook her head with a smile. "Yun'er, do you know who the Marquis of Wu'an is?"
Meng Zhuyun nodded seriously.
The Gu family of the Marquis of Wu'an's household had been a distinguished clan for centuries.
Gu Congbing inherited the title of Marquis of Wu'an in childhood. By the age of twenty, he was renowned and celebrated for his many military achievements. His peerless beauty was the least noteworthy thing about him.
Unfortunately, Heaven is jealous of the talented. Meng Zhuyun knew he would die in the twenty-second year of Changping.
In this life, she had shut off her heart and her feelings. All she wanted was to marry into the marquis's household and have a child to rely on after the Marquis of Wu'an died.
Gu Congbing was resolute and cold. He never expected his new bride to cling to him all day. He told her it wasn't proper, but whenever he saw her about to cry, he couldn't help but soften.
- A sweet post-marriage story. The heroine has a clear purpose in marrying into the marquis's household, but develops genuine feelings later. The hero won't die young in this life.
- One-on-one happy ending.
In short, after being reborn and marrying in her sister's place, the heroine enjoys a shamelessly happy life in the marquis's household with the hero.
Theme: Stay positive and live life with optimism.
