Springtime Romance in the Marquis's Household

He protected her across three thousand miles of cloud and moonlight, cutting through brambles, unafraid of wind or snow. Blurb: While others are reborn to seek revenge, Shen Yan is reborn to repay a debt of gratitude. Shen Yan's family background is enough to make anyone green with envy. Her father is the youngest legitimate son of the Duke of Fengguo, her birth mother is the daughter of Dashang's foremost imperial merchant, and her stepmother is a princess of the current dynasty. Unfortunately, she had no idea her father was a fickle man like Chen Shimei. Her mother died, and then she died too. She couldn't accept it! As luck would have it, Heaven opened its eyes. The person who had harmed her was punished one by one by that man. Her revenge was complete, but he was left alone for the rest of his life. Reborn, she wants neither wealth nor glory. All she wishes is to repay him with a lifetime of devotion. Who could have known that he would give her a lifetime of unimaginable wealth and a hundred years of honor and affection? In a nutshell: The story of how a marquis's daughter who plays the pig to eat the tiger thrives in the inner household and finds a wonderful marriage... P.S.: 1. This author's imagination has always been unusual, and this story is no exception. If you don't like it, click away. No bashing or criticism, please. 2. This is a fictional setting. I'll research what I can, and make things up when I can't find any information. 3. A sweet, indulgent, swoony, satisfying life in a marquis's household. The author's new novel, After the Illegitimate Daughter Takes Her Place as the Bride, is now being serialized! Here's the blurb: Meng Yaohua was born with a peach-blossom face, apricot cheeks, and skin as fair and smooth as snow. Unfortunately, she was born to a concubine, so she was never destined to marry into a powerful family. Then her legitimate elder sister suddenly died of illness, and Meng Yaohua took her place as the bride of her sister's betrothed. Everyone envied her good fortune, saying she had soared up the branches and become a phoenix. But her husband, the emperor, had long been deeply in love with her sister and couldn't even be bothered to look at her. In the twelve years she spent in the palace, she was deposed three times and reinstated three times. She died still a virgin, never once seeing the emperor's face. Reborn, Meng Yaohua finally understood. Why cling to an impossible marriage, like a monkey reaching for the moon in the water? After she was deposed for the first time, Meng Yaohua went to Luoyang, the Eastern Capital, to clear her head. On a spring outing, with apricot blossoms blowing through her hair, she caught sight of a handsome young man and fell for him at first glance. He played the flute beautifully, and she adored it. As they spent more time together, the two began a secret affair. They were usually as sweet as honey, but neither said a word about marriage. Later, Meng Yaohua was reinstated as empress and returned to the palace. She felt that her relationship with the handsome young man had been nothing more than a fleeting romance, so she didn't bother to say goodbye. Who could have guessed that the young man would pine for her for so long? When she once again pushed open the door to their private room, he wrapped his arms tightly around her from behind and buried his face in the nape of her snowy neck, accusing her plaintively, "Sister, are you going to abandon me?" The words were enough to make anyone's heart ache. One day at a palace banquet, she caught sight of a figure she knew all too well. He wore a dragon robe, his imposing stature radiating the majesty of an emperor. He looked nothing like the delicate, frail young beauty she'd known before. Their eyes met, and a storm surged between them! The handsome young man she'd been unfaithful to was the treacherous emperor who had betrayed her in both her lives! Theme: