With no eldest son in the family, Lu Cuo was raised to bind her chest and dress as a man, entering officialdom to preserve the Lu family's century-long prosperity. Later, her younger sister eloped, and to protect the family, Lu Cuo was forced to take her sister's place and marry the Crown Prince.
Lu Cuo spent her life working conscientiously, only to end up dying miserably in a dry well, her reputation in ruins.
When she opened her eyes again, she was eighteen, on the very day her younger half-sister eloped with the man she loved.
Given another life, what will Lu Cuo choose?
Obviously, she'll do whatever makes her happy.
She chooses to lie flat, enjoy life, and be a happy little slacker.
Along the way, she also gives Xie Wangjun a hand at a turning point in his life, repaying the kindness he showed her in her previous life.
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As the Commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, Xie Wangjun reports to the emperor above and keeps watch on the officials below. He is sinister and ruthless, and his name alone inspires fear.
After one misstep, he is poisoned by a strange drug. If he cannot find an antidote in time, he will become a crazed beast obsessed with sex, eventually dying in madness and idiocy.
Alone in a dim chamber, trapped in an endless hell, he believes he is doomed to sink into the mire for the rest of his life. Then a figure comes through the rain, like a god descending:
"Don't be afraid. The Bodhisattva is here to save you."
A night of torrential rain washes away the room's passion and disarray, and she vanishes as if she never existed.
Xie Wangjun searches in vain for the woman. For a time, he wonders if she really was a Bodhisattva who returned to heaven after saving him. Then, one day at court, he sees Lu Shiyi, with the same face, complaining to her colleagues about having to attend morning court.
He hears someone call her:
"Censor Lu."
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. In the first life, the female lead was not a virgin; the male lead was.
. In the second life, both leads are virgins.
2023.12.6
Theme: Keep the world in your heart
