Warm as the Long Wind

An Nuan had lived on the mountain ever since she was old enough to understand. Her mother had repeatedly warned her never to go down the mountain, or something bad would happen.

They kept quietly to themselves on the mountain, but the villagers called An Nuan a curse and wanted to send her away, saying she and a child from the Xu family were incompatible.

Just as no one knew what to do, the two children in question walked up in front of them, holding hands.

Everyone: "..."

How did that look like a bad match? The Xu family's boy clearly adored An Nuan!

Xu Changfeng had no idea what they were talking about. He only knew they wanted to send An Nuan away, so he immediately began wailing and throwing a tantrum, refusing to let them take her.

The matter came to nothing.

*

An Nuan didn't know anything about being incompatible. All she knew was that this little boy was a clingy tagalong who loved following her around.

When he heard she liked reading, he secretly brought her books from the teacher's collection.

The teacher was furious and punished him by making him copy scriptures. He copied them through his tears, then went right back to doing the same thing next time.

When he heard she had never tried candied fruit, he brought her some that his family had set aside as an offering.

Later, when the two of them were caught, the boy shielded her behind him and said with complete conviction, "The gods will be happy to see that I brought these for An'an. Why would they be angry?"

*

An Nuan was quite surprised when she learned Xu Changfeng's name and asked him why he was telling her about it.

Xu Changfeng proudly explained, "Teacher says my name comes from a famous line of poetry."

An Nuan knew which line he meant, but humored him anyway. "Which line?"

Thinking she didn't know, he put the hand warmer he was holding into her hands and said smugly, "The great wind will one day break the waves, and I'll sail straight through the clouds to cross the vast sea."

She smiled brightly. "What great wind? Spring Breeze suits you better."

He was so good to her, like a spring breeze. Just seeing him made her happy.

Blinded by her radiant smile, Xu Changfeng said without thinking, "Then I'll call myself Spring Breeze."

[Note: The romance begins when they are adults.]

Coming soon: Married Off in Place of the Bride to a General with a Hidden Affliction

An imperial decree betroths the daughter of the Zhao family to Xie Tongyan.

The Zhao family once had an ancestor who rose to the highest office of chancellor, but no one in the family has held office for several generations.

Xie Tongyan went to war as a child. Though he was made a general, he came from humble origins and suffered a hidden affliction on the battlefield. Most civil officials and scholars look down on him.

The Zhao family is no exception. Marrying their daughter to Xie Tongyan is an insult to her.

The military and civil officials hold each other in contempt. Xie Tongyan forbids scholars from approaching the general's residence, warning that anyone who does so is responsible for their own life or death.

If Miss Zhao marries into the general's residence, she will surely meet a terrible end.

In the end, Miss Zhao does marry into the general's residence. Everyone says the bride won't survive a day, but to their surprise, she not only lives, she thrives.

*

Zhao Lingyao transmigrates into another world as an amnesiac orphan. This dirt-poor girl is being hunted down, and through a twist of fate, she takes the place of a noblewoman from the capital and marries Xie Tongyan, a man with a terrible reputation.

Because he dislikes the Zhao family, Xie Tongyan doesn't even come to their wedding night.

Zhao Lingyao breathes a sigh of relief, thinking he may really have a hidden affliction and that it makes sense he wouldn't seek her out. She assumes they can live in peace indefinitely, but then Xie Tongyan suddenly begins to suspect her identity and puts her through one test after another.

Zhao Lingyao has a sudden idea and asks curiously, "Husband, I heard you have a hidden affliction?"

Xie Tongyan's eye twitches. His normally icy face shows a rare expression, though his smile doesn't reach his eyes. "Why don't you find out for yourself, Madam?"

From that day on, he has something more important to do than test Zhao Lingyao: prove through action that he is in excellent health.

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