Everyday Life in the Border Town

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This is my first book, so please be kind about any shortcomings~

[Blurb]

Before the age of seventeen, Chu Yu was a celebrated young noblewoman in Shengjing.

She was well-read and gentle, but had always lived under her mother's oppression. She knew she was merely a pawn the Shen family had raised to secure the throne for themselves, with nothing to hope for in life.

At seventeen, Chu Yu buried with her own hands the maid who had been by her side for more than a decade, then jumped into a lake to end her life.

When she opened her eyes, she was not only alive, but had also swapped identities with the young general Zhao Linchuan.

Zhao Linchuan was a wild goose soaring through the sky, free and carefree.

"She's the moon I've kept in my heart for two years. I want to save her."

The young man's sincere and gentle heart drew Chu Yu back from her thoughts of suicide.

"Zhao Linchuan, I want to live."

So together, they outmaneuvered everyone.

The young general's betrothal gifts were sent to the Grand Tutor's residence, and Chu Yu was escorted to the frontier in a wedding procession that stretched for miles.

On the day she left Shengjing, the sky was high and wide, and the wild geese flew north.

Chu Yu looked back at the towering walls.

Everyone says Shengjing is wonderful, but Shengjing is not wonderful at all.

She had revenge she could not let go of, and hatred she could not dispel.

Once her wings had grown strong, she would return.

[Extra Scene]

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One day after they had switched identities, Zhao Linchuan lay on his bedroll, tossing and turning, unable to sleep. He sat up, planning to have a heart-to-heart with Chu Yu.

"You've never given me anything."

Chu Yu replied perfunctorily, "What do you want? I'll give it to you."

"I'll think about it. You can owe me for now."

Chu Yu: "Fine."

Zhao Linchuan: "Yang Mingyu says our marriage is unhappy."

Chu Yu: "She's talking nonsense."

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Everyone says Shengjing is fine, where jade towers stand and flowers sway.

At the city of Wangmen, three visits, then another, before one is asked to stay.

Carved beams and little houses ring the city. Where can one find a tower beyond its walls? Look again upon the rivers and mountains, beautiful year after year...

They say...

Don't believe Shengjing is fine. Its spring palaces and towers know nothing of the heights beyond the sky.

(These verses are the author's own. They're not very good, but please don't copy, adapt, or borrow them. Serious face.jpg)

[Materials Authorization]

All materials have been used with permission. The materials are not exclusive, so please don't start arguments over them~

Character artist: Qin Shige - Zhaosusu

Graphic designer: Fubai

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[Before You Read]

The two leads are each other's only partner, and each other's first love. This is not a story with a powerful heroine.

1. The heroine grows over the course of the story. Because the space they occupied changed when they switched bodies, the story is tagged as time travel, but the leads are both natives of this world, and the plot is a historical romance. It is not transmigration in the literal sense.

2. A story about family and country, written in a serious style. The title may sound casual, but the story isn't. The pacing is slow at first. Please don't identify too strongly with the heroine, or the story may feel oppressive. Thank you for understanding.

3. The romance is not angsty. Whether the plot is angsty depends on how it unfolds. The dynasty and locations are fictional; in short, the setting is entirely made up.

4. Feel free to point out mistakes and chat in the comments. If you don't like it, please don't tell me; just drop the book on your own.

I'd be deeply grateful if you enjoy it

Theme: See yourself, see the world, see all living things