After Losing His Memory, the Young Lord Became a Manservant

Upcoming novels: The Green Tea Lady Drops Her Act and Regrets It, The One My Sister Loves Is Mine Now, Beauty in Troubled Times, and The Chancellor's Heart Is Moved

-------Novel blurb-------

[A money-loving coward who fears death x a sweet, gentle puppy-like young man]

Sun Yueqing grew up poor, and had just one dream: to live a long life and marry a good man.

She works hard toward her dream, and never hesitates to do good deeds, provided they bring her a huge profit.

One day, she finds a bloodied young man at the foot of a mountain. Sun Yueqing looks him over: fine clothes, expensive jade pendant. This man is worth saving!

Delighted, she takes him home, spends a fortune on medicine and a doctor, and dreams of the day he'll wake and repay her: "Miss, I have no way to repay you. Please accept a thousand taels of silver."

Before long, he wakes up, but can't answer a single question. He's lost his memory.

She is devastated. "You liar! Give me back my ten taels of silver!"

From then on, she works the young man day and night. But though he has sharp brows, bright eyes, and a handsome bearing, he's utterly clumsy at every chore: he breaks bowls while washing them, splits the ax while chopping wood, and drops the laundry into the water...

Sun Yueqing suppresses her anger and takes a deep breath. "You owe me ten taels and eight coins... ten taels and ten coins... ten taels and twenty coins... Just go die!"

"Sorry, I don't know how," the young man says, looking aggrieved.

"Then what can you do? Eat? Useless! What good are you to me?"

The young man bites his lip, silently picks up the ax, and clumsily chops wood. "Yueqing, don't be angry. I'll work hard to learn."

Half a year later, the young man has become good at everything from chopping wood to gathering herbs. Then one day, he remembers who he really is.

He looks at Sun Yueqing with delight, his expression serious. "I remember now. My name is Shen Qian, and I'm the heir of the Duke of Anguo. Come back with me, and I'll reward you handsomely--"

"Smack!" His head spins, and Sun Yueqing laughs scornfully. "You're the heir to a duke? Then I'm the emperor's wife. Get back to work!"

Later, Sun Yueqing returns from gathering herbs to find the county magistrate and a group of guards bowing and kneeling before the young man.

She covers her lips in horror. "Could he really be the heir to the marquis's estate...?" Then she remembers all the scolding and orders she's given him lately, panics, and runs away without even packing a bundle.

Later, Shen Qian finds her and asks in confusion, "Yueqing, why did you run? I haven't even had a chance to repay you!"

"Repay me?" She is close to tears. What are you going to do to repay me?

"Would you accept me as your husband?"

Upcoming novel: The Green Tea Lady Drops Her Act and Regrets It. Please add it to your reading list. Blurb:

A pure-hearted young lord x a scheming, unhinged young lady.

Shen Yan has a beautiful face that could charm a thousand people, but she's ruthless and stops at nothing to get what she wants.

She always keeps two sayings in mind:

One: Even the greatest hero can be undone by a beauty, and the hardest steel can be softened into silk.

Two: A married couple are birds of the same forest, but when disaster strikes, they fly off on their own.

To her, love and marriage are nothing but tools to be used.

To escape the marriage her stepmother has arranged for her, and to remain forever above her younger sister, she hatches a little scheme that gets the heir of the marquis's house, Jun Shaoling, to propose to her of his own accord.

Then she looks at her younger sister, who has married into the marquis's house alongside her, but is beneath her in status, and can't help feeling smug: If I want something, I can get it. Men and status alike!

But then Jun Shaoling stands behind her. Looking at his gentle face, Shen Yan reveals a rare expression of shock and disappointment. For the first time, she feels afraid.

Jun Shaoling is the heir to a marquis, with a distinguished family and handsome looks. He's the dream man of countless noble young ladies in the imperial capital. Many wonder what his future bride will be like, and when news of his marriage breaks, countless noble ladies weep by the Xiang River.

He pays them no mind, devoting himself entirely to a woman he's known for only a few days.

Until one day, he receives word that the woman he loves is in danger. He rushes to their meeting place, only to hear her mocking laughter ring out: "I just love taking your things, including your man. I want you to watch Jun Shaoling obey me in everything and do whatever I say..."

The sword slips from his hand and hits the ground. Shen Yan turns around, and Jun Shaoling gives a soft laugh before walking away.

Yet before long, Shen Yan marries into the marquis's house just as she had hoped.

Bonus scene 1:

That night, Jun Shaoling is not as gentle as usual. Every movement is harsh and rough. Shen Yan bears the pain and coaxes him, "Husband, what's wrong today? Is something on your mind?"

"Yes."

"What is it?"

Jun Shaoling cups her face and studies it for a long time, then scoffs. "I'm wondering if you have no heart. Otherwise, why can't I warm it?"

"Don't say that, Husband. I've always loved you." She reaches for him in a panic.

Jun Shaoling gets dressed and looks down at her coldly. "Stop pretending. And stop taking the birth control medicine. From now on, I won't touch you again, just as you wish."

"Husband..." Shen Yan panics. It seems she's really about to lose him.

Theme: Stand up for those who are wronged.