Three Years West of the River

Synopsis for Three Years West of the River: People often say, "Thirty years east of the river, thirty years west," and Feng Miaochang embodies that saying to the fullest! When it was time for her to marry, she made a high-status match with Pei Sanlang, the third son of the Minister's household, hailed as the capital's most handsome young man. Her husband might not have loved her, and she might have become a laughingstock, but plenty of young women from fallen families could only dream of such a match. Sadly, her good fortune didn't last. Just three months after the wedding, she was ambushed while on a pilgrimage. Her horse bolted, and she fell over a cliff, only to be rescued by a stranger. The Pei family would not accept her, so she was divorced. Then, as if things could not get worse, her maternal grandmother, worried she'd tarnish the family's reputation, forced her to take her own life on her way home! With nowhere else to turn, the man who had rescued her that day came to her aid once more. She faked her death, fled west, and became the bandit chief's wife. Just as she had accepted her fate and was making a success of her life as a bandit's wife, her man suddenly raised his banner and marched on the capital... Now, after three years of twists and turns, Feng Miaochang stood high above on the palace steps, looking down at the kneeling members of the Pei and Feng families, her heart full of emotion. [Both leads are faithful, 1v1 romance, mutual growth. A hot-tempered, unpredictable bandit chief whose identity is a mystery (and he has another identity too!) x a stubborn, money-minded beauty. A slice-of-life farming story with romance and plot given equal weight, sweet and satisfying!] [*A fictional setting with many authorial inventions, so please don't nitpick! Revised June 5, 2024] Synopsis for The Days of Scrounging Around the Palace: Life was too hard and tiring. Cui Lanyin wanted to marry a rich, carefree man who could help support her family. But where could she find a sucker... no, a generous, bighearted man? Fortunately, the title of a legitimate branch of a marquis's family was enough to put on a good show. The process was a little twisty, and she ended up going a bit too far, but through a series of mishaps, she married Prince Wei. She wasn't counting on a loving marriage. As long as she had wealth, that was enough, and Cui Lanyin wasn't too disappointed. But why was Prince Wei so poor too? It turned out he was all show and no substance. No way. She hadn't worked this hard just to stay poor. So she had no choice but to drag Prince Wei along to scrounge around the palace! Much later, whenever people in the capital spoke of Empress Cui, they were full of admiration. When it came to supporting her family and bringing prosperity to her husband, no one dared claim second place after her. She hauled the Cui family's third branch right out of the mud, and she even managed to turn Prince Wei, an emperor whom neither his father nor the empress favored, into the most beloved man in the land... [Both leads are faithful, 1v1 romance, a dispirited and aloof prince x a lively beauty with a silver tongue. A slice-of-life farming story with romance and plot given equal weight, sweet and satisfying! October 13, 2024] Completed novels by the author: Transmigrated into a Book: A Comeback in the Seventies, Everyday Life After a Fake Marriage in the Seventies, A Second Marriage and a Better Match in the Seventies, An Unconventional Path to Wealth in the Eighties, The Fragrant Couple Returns to 1997, The Salty Fish of the Seventies Upcoming novels: Historical romance, The Days of Scrounging Around the Palace Fantasy romance, A Happy Everyday Life After Transmigrating into a Book in the Seventies; The Rise of Hong Kong's First Tycoon Theme: Adversity can also be an opportunity