From the Start, My Whole Family Was Exiled

Gu Miao transmigrates into an old-school tragic romance as Xu Youwei's sister-in-law. On the day she marries General Xu Yanzhou, the wedding celebration nearly turns into a funeral. Xu Yanzhou is gravely wounded after a military blunder and has only one breath left. The entire general's household is exiled to the northwest. According to the original plot, the emperor will send men to abduct Xu Youwei into the palace during their journey into exile. Not long afterward, the entire Xu family will die in a tragic accident. Gu Miao takes her whole family and knocks out the old eunuch sent with the emperor's decree, then loots every last possession on him. Gu Miao slowly notices that her pampered mother-in-law no longer spends her days weeping. Her brother-in-law, who grew up with a silver spoon in his mouth, has learned how hard life can be. Her aloof sister-in-law has turned into a black-hearted lotus. Even her husband-to-be, who had only one breath left, is full of life again. The tragic romance they were promised has quietly turned into a sweet one. Bonus scene: Xu Yanzhou hasn't recovered, but he keeps sneaking out to hunt and pick fruit. Gu Miao is at her wits' end. She goes to ask a master for advice. Gu Miao: "Master, do you have any way to make my husband behave?" The master takes out a block of wood and starts carving it with a knife and a plane. Gu Miao has an epiphany: "You mean wood must be carved to become useful, so I should guide him patiently and shape him little by little!" The master carves a washboard. "I mean, if he won't behave, make him kneel on a washboard. If one isn't enough, use two. If two aren't enough, use three." Content warning: No writing advice, please. If you drop the book, no need to tell me. Theme: Hard times reveal true feelings, and justice lives in people's hearts.