The Daily Life of a Grand Secretary's Wife

Chang Yi had been used to seeing her parents' loveless marriage since childhood, and had grown deeply indifferent to romance.

Later, Cheng, the young man her mother had chosen for her before her death, became involved with her half-sister. Chang Yi lost all hope of love.

It didn't matter whom she married. She might as well choose a prestigious family and enjoy the status that came with it.

Chang Yi never expected Xu Yan to ask her father for her hand in marriage.

Xu Yan, courtesy name Xingzhi, was the youngest son of the main branch of the Xu family of Daxing, Shuntian Prefecture. He had passed the imperial examination in the Xinyou year.

Chang Yi thought he was a naturally gifted genius. In just a few short years at the Hanlin Academy, he had already risen to become a Grand Secretary of the Wenyuan Pavilion. Marrying him wouldn't be a bad deal.

Later, after the new emperor ascended the throne, Xu Yan was appointed Minister of Personnel and Grand Secretary of the Jinsin Hall. Everyone called her the Grand Secretary's wife. As she sat at banquets, basking in the envious gazes of those around her, Chang Yi finally understood just how good a catch he was.

Xu Yan, however, wasn't satisfied when he heard that, and pressed her: “Is that the only good thing about me?”

Chang Yi immediately blushed and spat at him. “Pah!”

Theme: Life isn't easy. Notice the good things in time and enjoy them.