When Mu Tinglan was three, her father married a second wife. He still fulfilled his responsibilities as her father, but his heart gradually turned toward his other daughters and sons.
Mu Tinglan’s maternal grandfather was the prefect of Yangzhou, so she secretly ran away to live with him. A lovely young lady came to grace the prefect’s residence.
They say that one day, when the young lady went out, the wind lifted one corner of her veiled hat, and a rich young master caught sight of her. When he returned home, he swore he’d marry no one else. He even came to harass her every day. Then Mu Tinglan slapped him, and he was too frightened to marry for years.
Sheng Yu was the biggest good-for-nothing in Yangzhou, spending his days teasing cats and walking dogs instead of doing anything useful. One day, he heard that his good friend had been beaten up and vowed to get justice for him. But when he brought dozens of men along to fight, he discovered his opponent was a girl. His face turned red, but he still threatened her: “If you’ve got the guts, fight me!” The girl looked delicate and easy to bully, but her slap landed on his face without the slightest hesitation.
From then on, Mu Tinglan and Sheng Yu became sworn enemies. Sheng Yu especially loved teasing the young lady, coaxing her into playing with him even before the handprint on his face had faded.
Sheng Yu and Mu Tinglan became betrothed in the sixth month of the thirteenth year of the Qianjing reign.
In the seventh month of the thirteenth year of the Qianjing reign, a large quantity of wushi powder was found hidden among the Sheng family’s goods. Sheng Yu’s uncle, who lived in the capital, was also exposed as a member of a rebel faction. In an instant, the Sheng family was no more in Yangzhou, and Sheng Yu became a lowly slave whom anyone could trample.
In the seventh month of the thirteenth year of the Qianjing reign, the Sheng family and the prefect’s residence broke off the engagement.
On a stormy night, the young lady still said, in her soft, sweet voice, the words Sheng Yu would never forget for the next eight years: “Sheng Yu, let’s break off our engagement!”
In the twenty-first year of the Qianjing reign, Sheng Yu, now the chief minister of the empire, looked at the young lady with nowhere left to turn, his gaze dark and unreadable…
(Both leads are each other’s first and only. The male lead starts out as a spoiled young master, then transforms into a cool-headed, aloof minister.
The female lead is lovely and charming, stunningly beautiful, and spirited when others bully her. The rest of the time, she’s sweet and gentle.)
Theme: A spoiled young master transforms into a powerful minister
Very well written, keep up the good work?
Author, have you ever written in Tomato Novels? 🤩