A Noble Son-in-Law Found at the Exam Results Board

Preorder title: The Forged High God. Synopsis below the blurb for this novel. Blurb: For generations, the Jian family of Jiangning Prefecture has dealt in gold jewelry, running a venerable shop with a modest reputation. Master Jian has no shortage of gold or silver, and longs to use his merchant status to enter elite society. This gives him the idea of finding a wealthy, influential husband for his only daughter, Jian Mingshu. Master Jian casts his net far and wide, selecting several scholars from humble backgrounds to nurture with care, showering them with gold and silver as he waits for them to pass the imperial examinations so he can claim one as a son-in-law. Lu Chang is one of the fish in the Jian family's “pond,” but Mingshu falls for him at first sight and gives him her heart early on. Unfortunately, Lu Chang is uninterested, and resents the Jian family for using its generosity to pressure him. He has never shown Jian Mingshu the slightest warmth. On the day the provincial examination results are posted, Jian Mingshu finally has a falling-out with Lu Chang. They sever ties, and all debts between them are settled. That should have been the end of it. They could each marry someone else and have nothing more to do with one another. But later... Before Lu Chang has even left Jiangning Prefecture, disaster strikes the Jian family, and Jian Mingshu is gravely injured. To repay his debt of gratitude, Lu Chang saves her. But when she opens her eyes, she has forgotten everything about her past. What is he to do? The Jian family has been wiped out, leaving Jian Mingshu as its sole survivor. With no other choice, Lu Chang takes her to the capital. To keep Jian Mingshu from entertaining those inappropriate thoughts again, Lu Chang lies to her. “You’re my younger sister.” And just like that, Jian Mingshu becomes Lu Mingshu. Later, she becomes the younger sister of the newly crowned top scholar, a sensation in the capital. Later still, Lu Chang regrets it all. Content warnings: 1. The setting is fictional, with elements inspired by the Tang, Song, and Ming dynasties. The worldbuilding serves the plot and is highly fictionalized. 2. One-on-one romance. The heroine faces mild angst in the first three chapters. 3. Neither the male nor female lead is perfect; both have their flaws. 4. Other possible content warnings remain to be discovered. Please preorder The Forged High God. [The highest level of pretending is becoming a real god] Among the countless cultivators, some are strong and some are weak. If cultivation were a job, Lin Fengzhi would be a low-ranking cultivator who had only recently started out, making her way in the cultivation world alongside her childhood friend, Feng Mo. Then one day, Feng Mo becomes the personal disciple of a high god from a great sect, and a world of distance opens up between them. On the day Feng Mo officially joins the sect as a disciple, she is about to leave on a long journey. But because she resembles the missing high god Qiu Yueming, she is kidnapped and taken back to an ancient sect. For a reward of ten thousand top-grade spirit stones, she sells herself to Kunxu Mountain, becoming Qiu Yueming’s stand-in and taking charge of Kunxu, a sect said to be the oldest in the immortal realm’s history, but now fallen into ruin. She thinks it will be an easy job, just pretending to be someone else. Little does she know that even a stand-in has to manage a sect. Later, Lin Fengzhi regrets it all. Later still, she reunites with Feng Mo. Watching the immortals bow before her, she finds herself thinking: Being a high god is actually pretty great. [As the elder who holds power in Kunxu, Qi Huaizhou sees a high god as nothing more than a tool for achieving his goals, whether that god is Qiu Yueming or Lin Fengzhi. He plans for every eventuality, but never expects that as Lin Fengzhi keeps pretending to be a high god, she will become a one-of-a-kind, irreplaceable deity.] See the author's other works on their profile. They include cultivation fantasy, historical romance, time-travel to ancient times, online gaming, and contemporary romance. Feel free to pick one that interests you. Theme: When faced with adversity, be strong. The rainbow always comes after the storm.