Spring Rain in the Inkstone Pool

Next up: The Reborn Green Tea Female Supporting Character from an Old-School Romance The imperial capital is buzzing with talk about the Wen family's affairs. The Wen family's legitimate youngest daughter, Wen Chiyu, famed for her breathtaking beauty, turns out to be a fake heiress. Will the splendid marriage that was originally arranged for her still go ahead? + In her previous life, the marriage did happen. Her husband was summoned to the palace during the wedding ceremony and sent north to fight a war. Wen Chiyu was left to complete the rest of the ceremony with a rooster. Her origins were a mystery, and her wedding rites were incomplete. Wen Chiyu endured everyone's mockery and struggled to get by in the General Shen household. + Three years later, her husband returned victorious, carrying a little child in his arms and leading a beautiful young woman by the hand. Wen Chiyu had no idea whose way she had crossed before she drowned and died. + In this life, she did not dare enter the Shen family again, nor marry into one of the great aristocratic clans. She knew her status was no longer what it had once been, and she was unworthy of such a match. + She would find a suitable husband for herself outside the family home. A poor scholar or a merchant's son, anyone would make a good match as long as their hearts belonged to each other. + At last she found a good man. Only after giving him her heart and soul did she discover that the gentle, refined scholar who smiled and chatted so amiably was actually the regent, whose power overshadowed the court and whose methods were as iron as steel. + [Upcoming] The Reborn Green Tea Female Supporting Character from an Old-School Romance Lin Wanyi died on the day Gu Xinghao and Li Qingyue were married. As she lay dying, memories of her past schemes and rivalry for affection flashed through her mind like scenes in a movie. It all seemed so ridiculous and pointless. + Reborn into a new life, Lin Wanyi no longer clung to the impoverished scholar Gu Xinghao, nor did she secretly trip up Li Qingyue, the girl she'd been competing with since childhood. This time, she obediently listened to her parents and married a young general of suitable standing. # Shen Yiyuan had just returned from the battlefield when his grandmother pressured him into agreeing to a marriage. After the wedding, he had planned to treat his new wife with respectful courtesy. He hadn't expected her to spend every day clutching a handkerchief and wiping away tears. + She cried when she got up late. She cried when she got up early. She cried when she missed home. She still cried when she got home. She cried no matter what she did! + Shen Yiyuan's fists clenched. He was the mighty General Who Guards the North. How could his wife be so weak? He would have to give her a proper lesson. + That night, Lin Wanyi lay against Shen Yiyuan's chest, sobbing. The man known as the General Who Guards the North fussed over her in a panic, trying to comfort his beloved wife, and missed the look of triumph that flashed through the eyes of the delicate beauty. + [Upcoming] The Hunter's Sweet Peach Wife Zhou Tao'er was just like her name, a luscious, tender peach glistening in the spring rain. Unfortunately, her mother died young, and her father had no heart. Her stepmother sold her to a wealthy man in town as a concubine. + Although she inherited her fair, delicate looks from her weak-willed father, her resilient nature was just like that of her late mother. + Naturally, she refused to let others decide her fate. She immediately hid in the mountains, planning to find a way out at her own pace. + By accident, she stumbled into the life of Lu Xiao, a hunter. + Shuiyuan Village was in Jiangnan. Whether they were scholars or farmers, everyone had the refined air unique to the water country. Lu Xiao was tall and burly, and seemed completely out of place. He was taciturn, with a menacing air about him. The long, thick scar from his neck to his chin was especially frightening. + Whenever a child in the village misbehaved, all anyone had to do was mention Lu Xiao's name, and the child would quiet down and obey. ++ Zhou Tao'er wasn't afraid of him. Instead, his muscular build and wild-looking scar captivated her. Like her late mother, once she fell for someone, she pursued him with all her heart and never acted coy. But Lu Xiao was nothing like her father, who lived off women. The closer she got, the farther he retreated. When she kept her distance, he retreated even farther. Winning him over was truly difficult. + Lu Xiao had fought on the battlefield and seen plenty of icy blades and hot blood. His heart was wrapped in a layer of frost. + Yet one sweet peach quietly sweetened its way into his heart and melted that ice. Theme: Keep your heart turned toward the sun, and fear neither wind nor frost.