The Moon Shines Bright, the Stars Twinkle

The Chu family, the biggest imperial merchant house in Great Xia, is arranging a match for their eldest daughter.

They say Miss Chu is not only beautiful and a skilled doctor, but also has a dowry she could never spend in several lifetimes.

Matchmakers have nearly worn down the threshold of the Chu residence.

Chu Mingke watches one eligible young man after another ask her out, and regrets letting herself get carried away back then.

Is the food at Jixiang House not delicious? Are the plays at Tianyi Studio not entertaining? Aren't the young men in Zhongdu interesting?

Why did she have to make herself miserable, chasing after the cold and distant Shen Nanxing in that remote backwater?

After Chu Mingke leaves Feiyun Valley, its young master, Shen Nanxing, enjoys three days of peace and quiet, then starts to feel as though something is missing.

Many days pass before he finally realizes that no one is following him around anymore, calling him "Senior Brother" at every turn.

With winter approaching, Shen Nanxing decides to go to Zhongdu and warn her that if she doesn't come back soon, heavy snow will seal off the mountain.

When Shen Nanxing arrives in Zhongdu, he is shocked to find that the girl who used to follow him around is now enthusiastically meeting one eligible young man after another. What's more, she has no intention of returning to Feiyun Valley at all!

One day, another young man asks Chu Mingke out. But when she arrives, all she sees is Shen Nanxing standing there, utterly at ease.

Chu Mingke is furious. "You've poisoned someone again!"

Shen Nanxing looks innocent. "I didn't poison him. That gentleman is simply too frail. He's not the right match for you."

Chu Mingke sneers. "If you can, go poison every man in the world."

Shen Nanxing says, "Junior Sister, I was wrong. So... can I get in line first?"

Reading guide:

1. Cheerful, lively young lady X arrogant, devious, handsome physician

2. A fictional setting, so fictional it's completely detached from reality. Please don't scrutinize it for historical accuracy.

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Pei Shiyu is the most downtrodden legitimate daughter in the capital. Her father doesn't love her, her stepmother doesn't care for her, and even her incomparable beauty becomes an excuse for her sisters to resent and bully her. Because of her face, she's married into Prince Qi's household as a bride meant to bring good fortune to the Third Prince.

Prince Qi, Xiao Chengyuan, has the status of a prince but is crippled and terminally ill. He has a capricious temper and is moody and unpredictable. Everyone says her life is over.

Pei Shiyu thinks that escaping her maternal home, the Changlebai residence, is already a great blessing. Her husband is gravely ill, so she cares for him with all her heart. The prince's household is vast, so she manages it with all her effort. She thinks she can live a peaceful life, until her husband rebels and she is wrongly put to death. Only then does she learn that his illness was all an act!

That heartless and ungrateful Xiao Chengyuan will one day ascend the throne!

The three years she devoted to him with all her heart and soul were nothing but a joke!

When Pei Shiyu opens her eyes again, she is back on her wedding night, pleading in desperation outside the door after her husband coldly refused to let her in.

Pei Shiyu lets out a cold laugh and turns to leave.

Let someone else take care of him. She's done!

In this life, she will not only hold her head high, but live freely and beautifully.

**

Xiao Chengyuan has been reborn. Looking back on his previous life, the person he wronged most was Pei Shiyu. He suspected her and guarded against her, trampling on her sincere love, never knowing that even as she lay dying because of him, she was still wholeheartedly on his side.

In this life, he will make sure she lives in peace and happiness.

But unexpectedly, his usually gentle and timid princess consort won't have any of it. She no longer puts him first in everything, nor even deigns to look at him. She has completely changed from before, becoming so bright and carefree that she seems like a different person.

The worst part is that he knows her occasional kindness is only a way of humoring him, yet he can't stop himself from falling for her with his eyes wide open, and he couldn't be happier about it.

Core message: People in love should understand each other.