The Lotus Pond's Echoes Through the Years

Lu Qing, an unlucky soul who inexplicably transmigrated into the body of Lu Shiyue, a princess of the Great Zhou.

That means she has to go back to school, study a new field, seriously research classical characters and written language, and approach the Four Arts and the Four Books and Five Classics with a scholarly spirit.

But... Lu Shiyue, whose father doesn't care for her but whose mother presumably loves her, is a born top student: she writes tirelessly, is a walking encyclopedia, and has a broad education. Lu Qing, who slacks off at work and lounges around at home, loves freedom and sleep, knows next to nothing, and has barely studied at all.

She has to perfectly impersonate Lu Shiyue for the next few years. But since she lacks the necessary skills, she can only give up and leave Lu Shiyue with the blame for having "turned stupid," then go berserk reading the original owner's diary.

She also has to become a well-rounded student, excelling in every aspect of moral, intellectual, physical, aesthetic, and labor education within a few years. But since she sleeps too much, she can only put that on hold, clamming up and shaking her head frantically whenever anyone asks.

There's also a somewhat troublesome fiance she needs to find a way to get rid of, but due to circumstances beyond her control, she can only accept it sadly.

Faced with so many things she needs to do but hasn't finished, Lu Qing has no idea what to do. All she can think is that her life is over.

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There is a CP, but not much of it. This is a lighthearted, brainless slice-of-life story. Classical texts that have a source are cited; anything without a source is made up, so please don't read too deeply into it.

To avoid the whole "Oh no, I've transmigrated to ancient times, but people speak in ancient pronunciation and I don't understand them" situation, everyone in the story speaks standard Mandarin based on northern dialects.

The title comes from Li Duan. Its meaning here has little to do with the original poem; it is meant literally.

[Completed]

Enter at your own risk if you're looking for a happy ending, hehe.

Theme: I want to lie down and take it easy, not get caught up in the rat race.