Glutinous Rice Cake No. 2

Marked complete, but it isn't finished. The entire story has been taken down and is being rewritten. Find the new version in my profile: The Beloved Young Master (Matriarchal Society).

The new version has major changes to the setting, but the characters are the same. At its heart, it's still a sweet little story set in an ancient matriarchal society.

[Simultaneous updates for the modern matriarchal-society story You Can't Possibly Be My Senior]

Revised blurb:

Tang Xiao, the young master of the Chancellor's household, has an exceptional talent for painting, especially portraits.

No one knows that his love of brushes and ink comes from having kept someone in his heart since he was nine.

When he couldn't see her, all he could do was paint her.

She was a woman seven years older than him.

He didn't know her surname, her given name, where she lived, or who else was in her family.

He only remembered what she looked like when he was young.

At sixteen, Tang Xiao encountered that woman again on the street.

Set in an ancient matriarchal society. Strong woman, weak man, men can bear children.

The male lead falls first, but he's young and inexperienced. Before they meet again, his feelings are more gratitude than affection.

They meet again from the start, and both fall for each other.

Dual perspectives, with more from the female lead's side. A sweet romance, with the woman doting on the man.

Original blurb:

Tang Xiao, the young master of the Chancellor's household, is a man forced to study history.

To his surprise, his learned tutor, whose every word is a gem, is infatuated with just one historical figure, someone who died more than five hundred years ago.

On the first day, they study the system of officialdom, and the tutor talks about Ke Yuan.

On the second day, they study loyal ministers and brilliant generals, and the tutor talks about Ke Yuan.

On the third day, they study treacherous ministers and villains, and the tutor is still talking about Ke Yuan...

After listening to stories for ten days, the tormented Tang Xiao goes out of the city with a friend to admire the flowers. There, he meets a woman, Pei Qingke, the emperor's own older sister.

Pei Qingke jumps off a cliff to save him and is badly injured. She saved his life...

Looking at the woman before him, who is perfect in every way, Tang Xiao decides to repay her by offering himself. He takes the initiative to ask her out!

Later, she tells him, "Actually, I have another name: Ke Yuan."

By then, young Master Tang Xiao is already married to her. A piece of osmanthus cake is in his hand. It slips to the ground and crumbles, just like his courage nearly crumbles from shock. "...What did you say? Say that again?"

She remains perfectly calm, simply reaching for another pastry and offering it to him.

A sharp-tongued princess who dotes on her husband X a clever, charming young master who takes the initiative

The first five chapters are mostly from the male lead's perspective. After that, the story alternates between perspectives, with more from the female lead's side.

A sweet little story set in an ancient matriarchal society. Strong woman, weak man, men can bear children.

Theme: Exceptional people shine wherever they are