The Madam Has Upset the Powerful Minister Again

Because she was so afraid of getting sick, Qin Shan put all her points into strength and health.

Reincarnated as the child bride of a poor family.

She threw herself into farming, managing the household, and supporting her husband through his studies.

That was, until news arrived from the capital: her husband, who had just become the top imperial examination graduate, was about to marry a princess.

The entire court celebrated, praising the newly powerful minister Lu Yan and his bright future.

But no one knew that he had written home in the middle of the night, his handwriting frantic and near collapse:

"My wife, marrying the princess is truly against my wishes. Wait for me to come home, wait for me to come home, wait for me to come home..."

Qin Shan weighed the hoe she had squeezed out of shape in her hand and looked utterly bewildered.

Everyone was saying Lu Yan didn't want her anymore.

That was wonderful. The pitiful boy she had raised had grown up, and now she could travel the world.

The whole capital waited to see how Minister Gu Qing Yan would deal with his unsophisticated, long-suffering wife.

Instead, they saw him kneel outside the palace gates that very night, bowing until his forehead bled as he begged the emperor to revoke the decree.

Back at his residence, he clutched her little bundle tightly, his voice trembling:

"My dear... where is home? If you aren't here, where could I call home?"

Later, his colleagues all knew that Madam Gu was guileless and kind-hearted, though a little strong.

But no one knew that Gu Qing Yan hurried home every day after court, just to make sure...

that she was still there.

He was terrified.

Terrified that all the riches and glory in the world would fail to impress her; terrified that if he made even the slightest misstep, she would get bored, snap the door latch, and never come back.

Theme: Self-reliance