The Hollyhock Dream

You invaded my country, and I became yours. I'd lost all seven emotions and six desires, yet loving you made my heart ache to the bone. Next historical romance: I Have My Eye on the Cowherd from the Next Village Visit the author's page ┏ (^ω^)= and you'll find the pre-order for this historical romance, with Ruhu and Tieniu's farming life (///▽///) I heard the Cowherd from the next village, Tieniu, had returned. Though his legs had been crippled on the battlefield and he'd been forced to leave the capital, his family was still overjoyed and threw a welcome-home banquet for him, inviting every guest without regard for rank. Ruhua, who hadn't seen a young man in the eight hundred years since she'd arrived in this village, swaggered over. Then she used eighteen years' worth of experience watching romance dramas to try to win Tieniu over with White Lotus tactics: pretending to trip and sprain her ankle, deliberately getting hit by a carriage, accidentally falling into the water, and so on. Ruhua: Oh no, I sprained my ankle. Tieniu: My legs don't work. Get up by yourself. Ruhua: Ahhhhh, this horse is terrifying... Bam! Tieniu: My wheelchair was too slow. I couldn't catch up. Ruhua: Help... me... I can't swim... Tieniu: Neither can I. Ruhua, who had barely escaped with her life: You people from the capital are too complicated. I'm going back to the village to farm :) The country was in turmoil, and the court forcibly conscripted one able-bodied man from every household. Little Ruhua: Brother Tieniu, when will you come back and marry me? Little Tieniu: If I get injured, the court won't want me anymore. Then I'll definitely come back and marry you. Little Ruhua: No! If you get injured, I'll marry someone else! In those chaotic times, Tieniu rose from a common soldier to become Grand Marshal and Great General, overcoming one obstacle after another. Just as he was about to be wealthy, take a beauty into his arms, and receive a grand mansion from the emperor, everyone heard shocking news: the Great General had broken his leg falling out of a tree while picking fruit! The Great General grew despondent, lost interest in leading the army, and stopped attending court. The emperor: Very well, my dear minister. Return to your hometown and recuperate. That very night, the Great General packed his bags and bounded back to the village. Theme: