Qingwen's Splendid Life [Dream of the Red Chamber]

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In her previous life, she was Qingwen, the "firecracker" of the Jia household, with a heart that aspired to the heavens despite her lowly status.

Her brave, loyal honesty earned her nothing but a tragic end: driven from the household while sick, then dying with her name in disgrace.

When she opened her eyes again, Qingwen found herself standing at the gate of Lai's household, while Old Madam Lai was plotting to present her to Grandmother Jia.

The scene was so familiar that Qingwen clenched her teeth. When asked about her family, she lied without changing expression: "This servant remembers neither her hometown nor her parents or siblings. I must be an orphan."

Without her cousin weighing her down, and relying on her quick wits, good looks, and careful planning, she finally became Miss Lin's personal maid, just as she had wished.

From then on, the Xiaoxiang Pavilion had a pair of maids and mistresses worthy of the immortals:

Miss Lin taught her to read and write, to master herself and observe propriety, and helped her shed her temper;

She taught Miss Lin how to read people and see through them, and shielded her from every cutting remark and hidden attack.

Whenever some old servant tried to insinuate something or spread gossip, Qingwen would step forward with a cold expression and unleash a torrent of sharp, biting retorts, leaving her opponent speechless.

She wasn't afraid of the open attacks or hidden schemes in the Grand View Garden. She only wanted to sit with her Miss Lin beneath the red gauze windows, coolly watching the chaos in the Yihong Courtyard and laughing as Lady Wang and Xiren turned on each other.

There was so much more fun still to come!

Later, drawing on the extraordinary embroidery skills she had honed in her previous life, Qingwen took her business from a workshop on the outskirts of the Grand View Garden all the way into the boudoirs of the capital's noblewomen, building her "Qing Embroidery" brand.

When she had finally saved enough money to buy land and redeem her indenture, she was preparing to purchase fields and property and leave the high walls of the wealthy behind for good when she unexpectedly stumbled into the arms of a hunter.

The man was tall and straight as a pine, quiet and reserved, his eyes clearer and more intent than those of a black wolf in the mountains.

He silently held out a plump wild rabbit he had just caught, the tips of his ears turning red. "Miss Qingwen, we'll have rabbit for dinner tonight."

From an embroiderer in a grand mansion filled with lavish excess to a hunter's wife living an earthy, ordinary life.

In this life, Qingwen finally became the person she had always wanted to be.

[Reading Guide]

1. A minor character from Dream of the Red Chamber builds her own business one stitch at a time. She and Lin Daiyu are "the perfect partners," helping each other heal as they work steadily and grow rich in silence.

2. Set in an alternate world. Some details differ from the original, so please don't nitpick. Villains may act stupidly.

3. A gentle, everyday farming story. The male lead appears relatively late, and the romance is sincere and straightforward.

Theme: A minor character from Dream of the Red Chamber finds a path to wealth