Make Him Bow in Submission

When the Jin Dynasty was founded, titles and appointments were often determined by family background in order to consolidate its power.

The Xie family had a daughter named A Mi.

People of the time called her "a beauty who bewitched Yangcheng and captivated Xiacai." She was a rare beauty in her age.

Though her parents cherished her and her brothers loved her, she could not escape the fate common to women of her time.

As undercurrents swirled between the imperial house and the great clans, a player drew her, a young lady of a prominent family, into the game.

The emperor decreed that Xie Heng marry Wei Yan'an, a young general of the Great Jin.

Wei Yan'an scorned imperial authority and was fiercely ambitious.

He accepted the imperial decree only to allay the emperor's suspicions. He did not care who his future wife would be.

But Xie Heng admired graceful young gentlemen with literary talent. She thought Wei Yan'an was a mere soldier and must be crude and vulgar.

This marriage, which no one had faith in from the start, eventually became the envy of all.

Because love is the dawn that comes after pride and prejudice are cast aside.

Detailed Synopsis:

The Xie family had a daughter, with the grace of an immortal and the beauty of a celestial. She was clever and refined.

The second son of the Cui family was like a jade tree in the breeze, bright and elegant.

The elders of the Cui and Xie families hit it off at once and arranged this happy match.

But Emperor Wen of Jin was displeased. "Your two families are already so powerful. Why should you join forces, too?"

The Prince of Zhennan, Wei Yan'an, had just won a battle, and the emperor was deeply wary of him. He decided the man seemed well suited to the Xie family's daughter and issued an imperial decree for their marriage.

When she received the decree, Xie Heng thought: I love graceful young gentlemen most of all. I should prepare for a lifetime of cold civility.

Wei Yan'an thought: Revenge is what matters most. It makes no difference whom I marry.

Later, she said, "Wei is so handsome and considerate, so tender and gentle. How could I not love him?"

"Heng Niang is like the bright moon in the sky. One look, and you're lost. Well, it did take some effort to pluck her down."

Her former fiance, the second son of the Cui family, just happened to pass by. "A Mi, didn't you say you only liked my type?" His heart broke, and he spat blood.

Under the pressure of Wei Yan'an's gaze, Xie Heng smiled faintly. "That was before. I was young and naive."

Reader's Guide:

1. One man and one woman, devoted only to each other.

2. The opening is a little slow-paced for the sake of the plot.

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Mu Ci never imagined that a trip down the mountain would take her a thousand years into the future.

The good news: In this life, she's a rich heiress.

The bad news: She was only just brought back to the family.

Meanwhile, Mu Linlang, whom the Mu family had raised as their darling, seemed much more like one of them.

At first, the Mu family thought it wouldn't matter if Mu Ci was unremarkable. They could simply keep her around as an idle dependent.

But in time, they realized that the daughter they had brought back from a remote backwater was a true master.

Reading faces, fortune-telling, warding off evil, catching ghosts: there was nothing she couldn't do.

Theme: Live as you please. Don't keep your head down and give up.