(The full novel is complete. This story has been revised multiple times. I am not responsible for pirated copies.)
While washing clothes by the river, Lan Fu rescued a man from the water.
A letter led her to mistakenly believe that the man before her was her distant cousin, fallen on hard times.
Her parents had passed away, and her relatives bullied her. She lived alone in a tiled-roof house. Though life was difficult, she still took pity on him and gave him shelter.
The man was handsome and spoke to her in a gentle, mild voice. But once, when she happened to peek through the window and saw him cutting into his own flesh with a knife, his cold, sharp gaze met hers without warning.
At that moment, she was a little afraid of him.
Afraid to meet his eyes, she hurriedly tossed the gauze in her hand through the window and asked softly, “Does it... does it hurt?”
*
Qi Mingyun was a bloodthirsty attack dog raised by the imperial court. He was ruthless and had killed countless people. But eventually, once he had outlived his usefulness, the Emperor sent men to hunt him down. Gravely wounded, he drifted into Yongzhou, where a woman rescued him.
He lied to her only to secure a place to hide.
All it took was a little coaxing to make the timid, helpless woman obey him like a toy he could hold in the palm of his hand and control.
And so, one lie after another filled the gentle whirlpool between them.
In front of Lan Fu, he was gentle as jade and indulged her in everything, even washing his hands to cook for her. Behind closed doors, he could ruthlessly cut off the only warmth in her life, leaving her abandoned by everyone and utterly alone, with no choice but to depend on him by giving herself to him.
Just when he thought he could possess and control her forever, Lan Fu exposed his monstrous lie.
That night, torrential rain drenched Lan Fu's fluttering, innocent young heart.
The man of her dreams was a cold-hearted demon.
She wanted nothing more to do with him. She would rather leave and cut this ill-fated bond in two.
*
Five years later, Qi Mingyun had slaughtered the imperial family and placed a puppet emperor on the throne, becoming the Regent of Southern Qi, a man everyone wanted dead.
Though he had risen to the highest position below the throne, he still could not forget the lovely figure he had seen beneath that tiled roof.
He had never imagined Lan Fu would dare to run away.
When they met again, she was about to marry another man.
Qi Mingyun imprisoned her in the imperial palace and claimed her as his own after getting her back. “A-Fu, who are you planning to marry while carrying my child?”
He thought that if he kept her by his side, she could never escape again.
*
After returning from the war, he found the villa engulfed in flames. Qi Mingyun rushed inside, but could not even find Lan Fu's body.
That night, he flew into a frenzy. Like a demon plunged into a dark inferno, he collapsed in a pool of his own blood and wept away tears he had not shed in half a lifetime.
He had refused to let her go, and she had chosen to die instead.
Qi Mingyun finally understood: Lan Fu could live peacefully without him, but he could not live without her. Overcome with regret, he abandoned everything around him and traveled through countless mountains and rivers, hoping only to atone for his sins.
Even if he had to lower his head and kneel at her feet, even if she drove a cold, gleaming blade into his heart, he would have no complaints.
Reading guide:
1. The tropes are old-school melodrama: taking by force, groveling after losing her, running away while pregnant, and faking her death to escape. The leads have only ever been with each other, and the heroine is tough and resilient. The hero is a real bastard, a huge bastard!
2. The romance is the focus; the plot comes second!
3. The title comes from Du Fu's “Moonlit Night”: “Fragrant mist dampens her cloudlike hair; clear moonlight chills her jade arms.”
The following is an upcoming novel: Please add A Mistaken Love for the High Branch to your collection!
Jiang Fu has admired her savior, Ling Yanchi, for years. But she came from the countryside and could not read a single character. Ling Yanchi was an elegant, unreachable son of a distinguished family, so she dared not entertain any such thoughts and kept them to herself.
After her parents died of illness, her relatives threw her out. With nowhere else to turn, she went to the capital to seek out family. They asked her to take their daughter's place and marry Ling Yanchi, the heir to the Duke of Dingguo.
The marriage was a windfall from heaven. She seized it with both hands, overjoyed, and agreed at once.
But after marrying into the Ling family, she lived cautiously, with a fierce mother-in-law and domineering sisters-in-law. Her husband was not affectionate toward her and hardly ever came to her room.
She got up early to prepare his breakfast, but he looked down on rustic food and didn't touch a single bite of the bowl of noodles.
Mingyi, the county princess who had grown up with him, was arrogant and domineering. She crashed into Jiang Fu's carriage and sent it tumbling, but he didn't ask about his wife's injuries. Instead, he ordered her, “Apologize to Mingyi.”
No matter how obediently she tried to please him, she could never get a kind word out of him.
When he signed the divorce agreement, Jiang Fu actually felt a weight lift from her shoulders.
They had always belonged to two different worlds.
*
Ling Yanchi was a man of exceptional talent, the dream lover of countless noblewomen in Chang'an.
For a man like him to marry a coarse girl from an ordinary family instead of a princess or county princess was a laughingstock.
He disliked Jiang Fu. She was ignorant, foolish, narrow-minded, and miserly. Though they were husband and wife, they could never be of one heart or live in harmony.
But when the truth about her false identity came to light, he felt little resentment toward the woman who had deceived him.
He simply stared at her crooked, awkwardly written name on the divorce agreement, lost in thought for a long time.
*
He saw Jiang Fu again in Xunyang, Jiangzhou.
As famine ravaged the land, she wore a plain green robe with no makeup. She opened grain stores, set up porridge stalls, and handed out food to the disaster victims. The people gathered around her as if she were the moon among the stars. She shone like a dazzling jewel, warm and radiant.
He deliberately got close to her, only to learn that she was going to marry again.
Regret swept over him like a tide. He racked his brains and tried every possible way to earn a glance from her and win a smile.
Reading notes:
1. The heroine's name, Jiang Fu, means vibrant and flourishing.
2. One-on-one romance, happy ending, both leads have only ever been with each other, substitute bride, rekindled love, and the hero grovels to win her back. (The groveling makes up 70% of the story, so read without worry.)
3. A fictional setting loosely modeled on the Tang dynasty. At its heart, it is still a fictional world.
Message: Live for yourself
After the Eldest Sister-in-Law Mistook Someone Else for Her Husband
After I Mistakenly Seduced My Cold, Aloof Older Brother-in-Law
Three Years After the Crown Prince Abandoned Me
The Caged Swallow
On This Journey, I'll Win Over a Little Childhood Friend (Reborn)
Records of Washed Branches
Ballad of Golden Temples
Mistaking a High Branch for Love
I Would Rather Embrace a Fragrant Branch
The article was well written at the beginning, and I can see that the author's writing style is also good, but I don't know why it fell apart as soon as the male protagonist's identity was exposed and reunited. The male protagonist is completely a domestic violence man, and the heroine was injured countless times. In the copywriting, the male protagonist said that he couldn't live without the female protagonist for more than a hundred chapters... I laughed at it. I originally liked the first few dozen chapters, but then it took a turn for the worse and I was pissed off. I am originally a fan of deep love, but I really don't feel the love in this article
After reading it, alas, it's hard to express my feelings. I was very angry when I saw Xiao Qi bullying Fufu in the middle, and I even made some remarks telling Xiao Qi to die (because he was really annoying in the middle). But after thinking about it carefully, I still have to say what I think about Xiao Qi. If a pair of lovers love each other, they actually find the qualities in each other that they desire but don't have, then I think Xiao Qi is yearning for Fufu's "unfailing in times of crisis, always enthusiastic when in trouble, low social status but able to live a happy life". In the middle and later stages, he suppressed Fufu and used his power to force Fufu to bow his head because he was denying his own yearning. It's actually hard to describe the character of Xiao Qi. I think all sinister and sinister people have some dark family backgrounds (of course, this is not to excuse his crimes, I just want to analyze it objectively). Xiao Qi did not live a happy childhood, and when he grew up and became powerful, everyone regarded him as a lackey of the court. If he wants to maintain his own dignity, then he may subconsciously force himself to instill in himself the concepts of "power is everything" and "status is fundamental, and everything else is shit". This also makes him seem a bit paranoid. Fufu is really cute. Alas, Fufu is actually a very kind, cute and tough girl. If she hadn't met Xiao Qi, I believe she would have had a particularly good life. She is good at business, has a quick mind, and does things neatly. If it were not for Xiao Qi, she would definitely live a very happy life. After all, she is a very capable person. But I didn't expect to meet Xiao Qi... Alas, when two people who refuse to bow their heads meet, both sides will suffer. But after seeing the end, I still hope that they can live like this... Oh, although it is really painful, I still hope that both of them can live well... The two of you living a good life together are more important than anything else! (Mo Shi: Uh, what about me?) Finally, let me talk about my favorite plot, which is also a plot that made me feel a little emotional for Xiao Qi. It was the point that the teacher mentioned many times that "Mo Shi and Qi are very similar" that made me sigh. To be honest, Mo Shi may not be a very kind and good child in the traditional sense, but he does love Fufu very much and hates Xiao Qi who hurt Fufu. Under Fu Fu's education, he has a basic sense of right and wrong. But unlike Xiao Qi, who is very similar to him, he has not received the correct education, and he lives his life like a human being... To be honest, it is a bit sad. But there is another point that I think is very cleverly designed. Fufu changed them, maybe both of them have a bit dark nature, but Fufu made Mo Shi grow up better, and also made Qi Gou grow up a little (referring to the plot where he did not kill the "quack doctor" in the finale, and also changed his style and let the doctor go). For them, Fufu is really a blessing that they have cultivated for eight lifetimes! Generally speaking, I have been reading this book for a long time. The writing is comfortable and the description of emotions is also very delicate. Moreover, the comparison of characters (comparison between Mo Shi and Qi's characters) and the comparison of characters before and after (comparison between Qi's early and later periods) are worthy of study and appreciation. What I like most is that there is no content about female rivalry in this book. My wife's portrayal of Lan Yao and Jiang Jiang is my favorite. It's really great for girls to unite and help each other. I also enjoyed reading the crematorium part. It's a very good book! Come and see everyone! 🤩
This ending is better. . . You can still torture the male protagonist
It's the first time I've finished reading a serial! Feeling full of accomplishment? Looking forward to the next story
Looking forward to falling off the horse 🐶 rubbing hands and hands
After so many chapters, the male protagonist finally understands something [bursts of tears] [bursts of tears] but he doesn't deserve to be forgiven! In fact, the male protagonist is the most stubborn one!
We watch domestic violence every day. Is there no second lead actor?
The psychological transformation process of the male and female protagonists can begin. Domestic violence has been repeated all the time. The male protagonist's violence, beating, scolding, and even sexual abuse to the female protagonist are repeated over and over again, and the female protagonist has been numbly enduring it. I feel like those exciting plots are stuck in the same place. The male protagonist deserves to be damned. There are too many damn behaviors and I feel so tired.
It would be better to write that the male protagonist should die, and the female protagonist should also be unlucky. All misfortunes are caused by this man, and even if he is not killed, he is also involved in it. Oh, it is not enough for the child to be dragged up by one person 🌈
I really like Lanfu, she is my favorite girl among all the novels I have read. She is cute and kind, and her clever girly temperament comes across clearly on the page. But I hope it will be HE from the beginning, because I like Lanfu, so I hope she is happy and can do well.