A Merchant's Son Takes the Official Path

Young county magistrate Yun Chongqing had just taken up a new post when he died in the line of duty. He was born into the womb of a merchant family in the ancient northern lands. His family had no vast fortune, but every branch was crowded with people, all of them shrewd. Only his small fourth branch lacked a bit of fire. His father was honest, his mother simple, and his sister was beautiful. Danger, danger, danger... At his first-birthday ceremony, the things laid out for him to choose from were little gold and silver ingots, abacuses, and wooden rulers. He accepted the gold and silver ingots with a smile. He had no interest in the rest, so what would he choose? Yun Chongqing pulled the little embroidered pouch from his waist and tipped out a small official seal. All he wanted was to become an official. Wen Yushu was born into a prominent clan, but after losing a battle with her husband's first wife, she was sent to a country estate in the north to fend for herself. She thought her life was over, but then she met him, a merchant's son who was exceptionally well-read. An old-school merchant's son and a fallen noblewoman who is decisive and ruthless in her actions A few things to know before reading: 1. The civil service examination and bureaucratic systems in this story are based on the Ming dynasty, but only as a reference. Any differences are fictional. 2. The social setting is fictional, so please be cautious about treating it as historically accurate. 3. The characters' values and worldviews belong to them and do not represent the author's. Feel free to criticize the characters, but please do not attack the author personally. Many thanks! Premise: Through wind and rain, every storm adds color to the rainbow.