Fresh out of college, Lu Yuanxiao transmigrates into an imperial-examination novel called The Country Boy's Sudden Rise, becoming a princess who is about to marry the newly crowned top scholar. The scholar is a country boy who, as the saying goes, "once he makes it, the first person he cuts ties with is his sweetheart." He had originally married the daughter of his hometown's county magistrate, then dumped his first wife with a divorce letter after passing the examinations.
Lu Yuanxiao can't just lie flat and enjoy a life of luxury. She has to get home in time for autumn recruitment! She thinks she can return home by dumping the newly crowned scholar, but instead she is granted another marriage, this time to Luo Pei, the third-place scholar.
On their wedding day, Luo Pei lifts the bride's veil and smirks. "Your Highness, you can't get away now."
Lu Yuanxiao is startled. "Is it too late to call off the wedding?"
Oh my god, the third-place scholar is him!
It turns out Luo Pei carries a terrible blood feud, and she must help the male lead get revenge before she can return to the real world.
Lu Yuanxiao: "You don't happen to have a grudge against my father, the one I got for free, do you?"
Luo Pei: "You're overthinking it."
Lu Yuanxiao: "Now that we know who the enemy is, let's get moving!"
Luo Pei: "...My lady, why do I feel like you're the one who has a grudge against him?"
Lu Yuanxiao: "...Hehe, it's all the same, it's all the same."
What she is thinking: I just want to get home and find a job as soon as possible. You have no idea how hard it is to find work these days!
Luo Pei was the son of General Luo of the Teng Kingdom. Fourteen years ago, his parents died while defending the border in a war against the Hai Kingdom. He was the only one who survived. That day, he saw the person who killed his parents, wearing the armor of the Teng Kingdom. That face was forever etched in his memory. He crawled out of a pile of corpses and was unexpectedly adopted by a passing merchant. To take revenge, he studied hard, trained in martial arts, and drew the face of the person he remembered every day, afraid he might forget it.
After placing third in the examinations, he began putting his plan into action. He met Lu Yuanxiao, who was in disguise, and unexpectedly became the princess's consort. On their wedding night, he looked at that familiar face, warmth welling up inside him, though he also felt a little worried...
Lu Yuanxiao: "We don't have any feelings for each other anyway. Once you've had your revenge, let's get a divorce."
Luo Pei: "...We'll talk about that later."
Lu Yuanxiao: "..."
Theme: Decide your own fate.
... Is this the Prime Minister or the Emperor?
Ah this. . . Old swan, will a person who can be the number one scholar kill someone just because of this? ?