The Young Grand Secretary Falls in Love

Nindong has spent five years as a kitchen maid in the Song household. Just when she thinks this is all life has in store for her, she is suddenly married off to the eldest son to bring him good luck. People say the young master is talented and ambitious, and keeps women at arm’s length. But after spending time with him, she realizes he’s just a big, shy puppy who only has eyes for her. Song Linzhi takes an arrow meant for the Crown Prince and falls from his horse. He thinks he’s about to die, but when he opens his eyes, he’s somehow become a married man with a wife he never knew he had. At first, he thinks his little wife is a harmless kitten. Only with time does he discover that a man-eating tigress lives in her heart. The day Song Linzhi wakes, snow is drifting outside the window. He looks at her, his gaze cool and stern. “We aren’t suited for each other. Once I recover, I’ll set you free.” Nindong nods. “All right.” Later, Song Linzhi discovers that she saved his life and healed his leg. It isn’t that she needs him. He’s the one who can’t live without her. With his ears red, he asks her, “Back then... why did you marry me?” Nindong: “To stay alive.” Song Linzhi is silent for a long while. “And now?” Nindong doesn’t answer. Snow falls outside the window again, just as it did the first time they met. Scene one: Nindong and Song Linzhi travel out of town on official business and share a bed every night. But when Song Linzhi reveals that his leg has healed, she stops sleeping beside him. Song Linzhi lies alone, biting his blanket and silently crying. He asks: What should a man do after making his wife angry? Scene two: Song Linzhi takes an arrow meant for Nindong in the midst of danger. He smiles weakly at her and says, “You’re someone I’d risk my life to protect, too.” Nindong treats him with a dark expression. Once he recovers, she turns around and leaves him behind to make sweet memories with someone else. Song Linzhi has no choice but to follow her, crying, “Wife, wife, I was wrong!” Nindong gives him a chilly smile. “You take arrows for this person and that person. Do you think you’re a cat with nine lives?” Song Linzhi sighs deeply. “I’ll pay top money for a book on how to make my wife happy. Urgent! Urgent!” #Lucky-marriage maid × handsome young master# #I married you just to stay alive# #A slow-burn romance rooted in everyday life# Here’s a new novel I’m collecting interest for. If it sounds good, please add it to your favorites! Xie Qingluan’s family is exiled to Lingnan, and only she escapes punishment because she holds an imperial decree from the late emperor. After He Zhao’s father has their home confiscated, he comes to demand the token of love between her and He Zhao. She tears the jade pendant from her waist and hurls it to the ground. As it shatters, she parts from him with bitterness and sets off to seek out her father’s old friend, going into hiding along the way. Years later, her family’s name is cleared. When she returns with them, she has become a divine maiden in the eyes of the people, one who knows the will of Heaven and understands the human world. When the new emperor, Wei Heng, asks what compensation she wants, she says only, “The State Preceptor’s predictions were wrong, and he is unfit for office. How about I take his place?” When someone first proposed clearing the Xie family’s name, Wei Heng wasn’t particularly interested. But as soon as he heard that Xie Qingluan was at odds with Chancellor He and had mastered mysterious arts that might keep him in check, he immediately approved the idea. Clear their name! It must be done! Wei Heng thinks Xie Qingluan is just a more convincing fraud and plans to work with her to bring down Chancellor He. He never expects that she can really do what she claims. Once Chancellor He falls and his faction is dismantled piece by piece, she turns her attention to Wei Heng. He suddenly remembers the former State Preceptor’s parting words: “This woman will surely disrupt the court and bring disaster upon the people.” Wei Heng looks at Xie Qingluan and sighs. “If I don’t go to hell, who will? Since you won’t bring disaster upon the people, don’t bring disaster upon the country. Bring it upon me instead!” Theme: Even when mired in the mud, keep your heart turned toward clear skies