Green Apricot Reaching the Branch

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[A kindhearted, optimistic heiress fallen on hard times × a cold, world-weary, pure-hearted stray dog]

[An energetic puppy × an arrogant cat]

In the autumn of the twenty-eighth year of the Chengqian era, the second son of the Marquis of Wu'an accuses his elder brother of embezzlement and dereliction of duty.

The case then uncovers the shocking Opium Paste scandal, which shakes the entire court. Crown Prince Yide is deposed and confined to Turtle Shell Palace for self-reflection.

The emperor deals with the Yiluan Bureau with an iron fist. Its Commander receives thirty strokes of the court cane and is stripped of his office.

In early spring of the twenty-ninth year, a young gentleman from Jiangnan moves in next door to Su He.

The first time she sees Yan Chengxi,

she's glaring at him with his cat in her arms, while he lies pale-faced on a daybed.

Su He thinks to herself, Jiangnan really does produce beautiful people.

It's a shame that such a handsome, peerless young gentleman can't walk.

All he can do is gaze listlessly at the square patch of sky beyond the courtyard wall and wait out the rest of his life.

It's truly pitiful.

After that, Su He sets herself to fattening up the sickly, beautiful young man and the scrawny little cat.

So she keeps showing up at his door with candied hawthorns, silverfish soup, red bean congee, butterfly-shaped pastry rolls, chicken soup with pork tripe…

She brings them over to feed him.

The young man remains cold and gloomy, but he doesn't send her away.

Yan Chengxi never leaves the house, so Su He becomes his eyes and ears.

She turns the everyday trifles of ordinary people into amusing stories and tells them to him.

She promises to take him to Gongchen Street to see the lanterns, to Baiyun Temple to eat vegetarian dishes, and to Chengying Lake for boating and fishing…

Until the day dark clouds press down on the city and wild winds sweep the ground.

Beneath the lightning and thunder that tear through the night, the battered young man gently covers Su He's eyes. Blood trickles down his long fingers and falls onto the edge of his sword.

The young man, his black hair and clothes stained with blood, smiles coldly with his flawless, jade-white face.

In the next instant, his icy sword stops at the throat of a man kneeling before him.

"Your elder brother will teach you one last time: if you want to grow into a great tree, don't compete with the grass."

Only later does Su He learn that he is the sharpest blade in the world.

The young man she loves has lofty ambitions in his heart, and mountains and rivers in his eyes.

Reading guide:

1. The male lead isn't disabled, and the female lead isn't a saint.

2. An alternate world, one-on-one romance, happy ending.

3. They fall in love with each other.

4. I'm a new author, slowly improving. I'll reply to every comment!

Theme: Face hardships without fear and rise to the challenge.