My Ex-Husband Knows Gu Magic

At ten, Yan Zhiyou's dreams were to become empress, have her father serve as chancellor, and see her younger brother place first in the imperial examinations.

At twelve, Yan Zhiyou's dreams were for her father to stop making trouble, for herself to marry a scholar, and for her younger brother to pass the provincial examinations.

At fifteen, Yan Zhiyou's dreams were for her father to stop getting impeached, for her younger brother to at least earn the title of licentiate, and for herself to marry a decent man.

In the end, her younger brother failed the exams time and again. He skipped school to eat roast chicken at Fan Tower, had his money stolen, and became friends with the thief after a fight. He brought the thief home and declared that the fellow had extraordinary potential and could be his brother-in-law.

Yan Zhiyou thought her life couldn't get any worse. Who could have known the dynasty would change, and her convenient husband would say, "I'm no ordinary thief. I'm a hostage from southern Yunnan, and now I have to go back and inherit the family estate."

Yan Zhiyou thought that had to be rock bottom. But then the new emperor issued an edict demoting and exiling the former officials, and she had no choice but to pack up and head south to Yunnan with her father.

When she met her former husband again, he laughed and said, "It's fine. I know how to use Gu. I can support you even with these unorthodox methods."

Yan Zhiyou: "...Why are your eyes red?"

[One-on-one romance, no angst between the couple]

[The heroine is pretty useless at first]

[A little bit of horror]

[The leads are mutually in love from beginning to end. No evil female rival]

[I never write evil female rivals]

Theme: Even when fierce winds rise, never give up on life.