After finishing her doctorate, Song Ningzi happily returned home to start a business, only to die in an air disaster halfway there and transmigrate into a book.
She transmigrated into the Great Yan Dynasty as the daughter of an ordinary merchant family. A workaholic of her generation, all she wanted was to save enough for retirement, lie flat, and live as a carefree loafer.
One day, while out enjoying herself, Song Ningzi found a badly injured man and brought him home.
According to the laws of transmigration, you should never pick up a man you find on the roadside.
Song Ningzi refused to believe it and picked him up anyway!
After an accident, Song Ningzi stumbled into his room.
With her eyes alluring and her breathing unsteady, the young woman asked, "My lord, are you betrothed? Is there anyone you admire?"
When the man answered no, Song Ningzi pulled out her hairpin. Her long hair cascaded down, and she leaned close to his ear, breathing sweetly: "A life-saving kindness must be repaid with your hand in marriage! My lord, it's time for you to repay your debt."
Later, with no other choice, Song Ningzi once again coaxed and pressured him into marrying into the Song family.
Their happy days did not last long. A group of masked men in black came to their door and drew their swords without a word.
Song Ningzi was just about to grab her convenient husband and run for cover.
Her husband, who usually couldn't lift a finger or carry a thing, ran one man through with his sword. Then he pretended to clutch his wrist and tremble. "My lady, your husband is injured."
Dozens of men, their fates unclear, lay on the ground. Song Ningzi glanced at the wound on her husband's hand, her feelings complicated. "We'd better apply medicine quickly. Any later and it'll have healed."
Just as expected! You should never pick up a man from the roadside!
The transmigration veterans hadn't lied to me!
Realizing that his identity was anything but ordinary, Song Ningzi began to consider whether she could leave the father behind, take the child, and run away while pregnant.
As soon as she passed through the city gate, she found a troop of fully armored soldiers already standing at the ready.
After a long silence, Song Ningzi said, "My husband, if I told you I came to take you home, would you believe me?"
Lu Qinghe replied coolly, "I was wrong to keep my wife waiting. I'll go home with you now."
At last, her husband, who had always seemed so weak and helpless, bared his fangs.
Song Ningzi couldn't get used to it. She tried reasoning with him and demanded a divorce.
In response, Lu Qinghe sneered and asked, "Did I force you to sleep with me?"
Song Ningzi shook her head.
"Was I the one who shamelessly begged to marry into your Song family?"
Song Ningzi continued to shake her head guiltily.
Sigh, it was all because she couldn't keep her hands to herself and picked up a man!
She couldn't get rid of him! There was simply no getting rid of him!
Song Ningzi quickly adjusted her attitude. Since she couldn't stay quietly in her corner of the world, she could only cling to a powerful patron and reluctantly become a favored imperial consort!
She had wanted to spend her life lying flat, but was forced to climb higher step by step until she became the most honored woman in the Great Yan Dynasty.
Reading Guide:
1. One-on-one romance, happy ending.
2. Neither the male nor female lead is a pushover. The male lead has a harem early on, but the women are merely for show.
3. The language is plain throughout. This is a fictional setting, so don't overanalyze the historical details.
4. In this story, the term "concubine" is how a wife refers to herself when speaking to her husband, whether she is the principal wife or a concubine.
4. More to be added.
Theme: When you become prosperous, help the world as well.
