It took Jiang Mianyun ten years to go from orphaned girl to the Great Zhou dynasty's first female Director of the Imperial Medical Bureau.
But it took only a moment for the new tyrant to kill her with a cup of poisoned wine.
So in this life, Jiang Mianyun came to her senses:
Forget all that talk about suffering first and enjoying life later. Eating well, drinking well, and sleeping well are what matter most!
She volunteered for a remote medicinal garden outside the palace, where she grew herbs, enjoyed hot pot, and prepared medicinal dishes while building up her savings. Life was wonderful.
Until one rainy night, she found a knife-wielding guard covered in blood.
He looked dangerous, but he was so handsome.
Jiang Mianyun couldn't stop herself from drooling.
Before long, they were spending every night in each other's arms.
Unfortunately, the palace was full of shifting schemes. The tyrant who had sentenced her to death in her previous life seized power again, while her young guard vanished without a trace. They said not a single piece of his body remained.
With no time to mourn her dead husband, Jiang Mianyun feared repeating her past life, so she faked her death and left the palace.
It was difficult for a single woman to establish her own household. After much thought, she decided to take in a husband. But for some reason, the new top graduate she liked, the wealthy men of the capital, and the military officers at the training grounds... either underwent drastic changes in personality or disappeared.
On yet another rainy night, her supposedly dead husband blocked her at the door.
He wore imperial robes, desire surging in his eyes, and stroked the red mole at the nape of her neck.
"My dear, how can you sleep with me and then refuse to take responsibility?"
Pei J inrong grew up in the depths of the palace, surrounded by schemes and plots. He thought the food and women in the palace were all dull and uninteresting.
Until he met that young physician. Only then did he learn what it meant to crave more after a taste.
[Food-loving, lustful female physician x gloomy, unhinged tyrant]
[Reading Guide]
1. A sweet romance with both leads having no past relationships. There are misunderstandings about the previous life as seen from the female lead's perspective.
2. The setting combines elements from different dynasties, with plenty of author-invented details.
3. I'm a new author, and starting a novel is so, so, so hard. If you're interested, please add it to your collection as you pass by! I wish you happiness every day and success in everything!
The full novel is being drafted in advance.
Theme: Two little bitter melons save each other
