Crossing Autumn

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Background:

After thirteen years of upheaval, her father died and her mother passed away. Orphaned as a child, Ying Qiu cut her long hair short in front of her mother's grave. The little girl from Yunshui City became the second son of the Pei family of Jingcheng.

In mourning clothes, the young master carried her premature baby sister into the Pei family's main hall. Smoke curled beneath the memorial tablets of her parents as paper ash drifted through the air, yet she could not shed a single tear.

She thought she was doomed to a life of hardship. But then she found a lead in the massacre, and Pei Yuanchen set out to uncover the truth. She traded across the southeast, braved snowstorms and disasters, sought out old friends, took control of financial power, built her reputation, and helped the nation through its troubles...

After countless hardships, the young woman held fast to her pure ideals. Her heart remained unchanged.

When the new emperor ascended the throne, everyone in the Yaohua Hall watched. Only the woman in a moon-white dress stood gracefully before him. Her long, delicate brows framed bright eyes, and her spirit was as resilient as ever. In the silent hall, she spoke with neither arrogance nor servility: "The head of the Pei family pays her respects to Your Majesty."

No matter how fierce the wind and rain rage day and night, I will wield my blade until the snow clears and darkness lifts.

Romance:

Lu Lianghuai had met the love of his life when he was young. He searched for her desperately for years, but she was nowhere to be found. One day, he met a young master whose features resembled hers, and could only smile bitterly at himself. To be infatuated with the image of someone from the past is unbecoming of a gentleman.

Heartbroken, he returned to his hometown and resolved to close off his heart.

Pei Yuanchen: Ah, sorry. I'm that person from your past.

After all, who would ever imagine that his sweetheart had grown up from a little girl, changed her name, and even become a young master?

Content warnings:

1. The protagonist disguises herself as a man, and the story is told entirely from the heroine's perspective.

2. The heroine isn't perfect, and develops somewhat self-destructive tendencies in the middle.

3. A small ensemble cast.

4. The story focuses on the heroine's inner journey and growth. The business plot is more or less background.

5. The pacing is slow at first, mainly establishing the heroine's circumstances. The revenge plot begins after the first volume.

6. The romance gets a lot of attention in the middle volumes.

7. When the heroine is living as Pei Yuanchen, she is referred to as "he."

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Theme: Be forged through an intertwining of pain and love, and grow through gaining and losing.