(The major revisions are nearly complete. This novel will be published on July 12, with chapters 26 onward going behind a paywall. Thank you all for your continued support.)
In her previous life, Ye Mingzhu was the darling of her family, growing up carefree until the age of seventeen. But the emperor began to grow wary of the Prince with a Different Surname, and court chancellor Song Xiwen seized the opportunity to frame him. The Ye family was stripped of its possessions and exiled, while the men were beheaded. On the day their home was searched, heavy snow swirled down. Ye Mingzhu lifted her head amid the crowd and saw Song Xiwen looking down with a faint smile. The five-petaled plum blossom at the corner of his eye curved upward, blooming in the snow, bewitching and exquisite.
When she opened her eyes, Ye Mingzhu was back at age nine. Her sister had only recently married, her brother had yet to marry a wicked woman, and the old madam was still alive. None of the tragedies had happened.
One day, the spoiled young lady went out and found someone in the snow.
A five-petaled plum blossom birthmark sat at the corner of the boy's eye. A chill ran through Ye Mingzhu, and she immediately thought of Song Xiwen, the chancellor from her previous life, infamous for making everyone tremble and for his ruthless cruelty.
First came shock, then fear, followed by the resolve to kill him, and finally the intention to bring him over to her side for good.
She had meant to turn a treacherous, brutal official into a loyal minister and good general, so she could rewrite the Ye family's fate. But one day, years later, Song Xiwen knelt before her on one knee, gazing at her with devotion and treating her as if she were a god.
Only then did Ye Mingzhu realize...
...that she might have gone too far in raising him.
“Then... I'll give you a courtesy name. How about Xiu?”
“Xiu as in being cast aside? Or shame as in feeling ashamed?”
“Not at all! Xiu, as in cultivating yourself and your character.” The girl gazed at him with clear, sparkling eyes, then added for emphasis, “The Xiu in Ouyang Xiu.”
He would become a worthy minister who cared for the world and devoted himself to the people.
Song Xiwen raised his dark eyes and gently nodded at her. “All right. I'll be called Song Xiu.”
He would become a worthy minister and protect her from all worries for the rest of her life.
Reading Guide:
1. One-on-one romance, coming-of-age story. The romance is slow at first and picks up later. The male lead falls first.
2. I'm new to writing, so please bear with me. Thank you for reading.
Coming next: The Villain's Fiancee [Book Transmigration]
A sick, twisted villain who urges people to die x a floundering college girl who just wants to survive
Yu Beizhi thought she was a sunny heroine, come to redeem a perverted villain. In reality, she was a poor thing struggling to make a living under the villain's thumb.
On the very first day after transmigrating, Wen Nanyu saw through her disguise. He eyed the body-snatcher with keen interest, his desire to conduct biological experiments on her stirring.
A monster grabbed Yu Beizhi and shouted at Wen Nanyu, “Your fiancee is in our hands! Don't make a move! Put down your weapon and surrender now!”
Wen Nanyu thought for a second, then looked at her with tender affection. “Zhizhi, for the greater good, I'm afraid you'll have to die.”
Yu Beizhi felt a chill at her throat. She really wanted to cry herself unconscious. Please stop acting. The more you act, the sooner I'll die!
Later, blood rained from the sky and corpses piled up like mountains. As the wind howled around them, Wen Nanyu held Yu Beizhi in his arms, his face full of regret and sorrow.
“I'm terribly bored. Wait until I want to die, then you can die with me.”
Wen Nanyu was the young master of a prominent Lingnan family, a heaven-sent genius, but also a heartless monster.
One day, he saw his fiancee, whom he had just killed, suddenly come back to life. Meeting the bewilderment in the girl's eyes, he knew that something had changed.
Message: Even in the face of hardship, keep trying to shake the world, like a mayfly trying to move a tree.
I have a bad taste. The sweeter it gets, the more I want to see Ye San play Song Xiwen. The heroine was so miserable in her previous life, with no hatred or awkwardness. She had a murderous intention from beginning to end and then treated the male protagonist well? I really can't help but yy the heroine fucks the hero hard and tortures him
The heroine's temperament of not being shy when faced with feelings, the hero making and taking actions for the heroine that would have been impossible to make, the relationship (process) between the two without any delay, and the portrayal of the character of Zhuangyuan Lang Dali Siqin (who was born for the people and died for the people) are all brilliant. Damn, I'm so happy to see your article [cat head][cat head]~
I keep jumping back and forth between the line between this article being flawless and the one that seems not to be flawless at all... Based on the male protagonist's wisdom, the character laid out in the text and previous lives should be like what I saw in Chapter 39: "As soon as he knelt down, other things in the room also lowered their heads and crawled in front of him." I felt the male protagonist's posture throughout/the whole text, but there is no such thing. Moreover, the two have yet to see explanations for their doubts, such as "The heroine didn't tell her brother about the male protagonist's previous life. It's not surprising after the hero was surprised [laughing and crying]", "The heroine's mother-in-law didn't even mind that her future son-in-law once worked as a servant in the house (according to the article's formula, she should mind or It's obvious that he's unhappy and confused, but it's not like that. Oh, it's a different story if he doesn't take the usual path.)", "The heroine accepted Ye Minghui a little too casually/hastily, and the apprentice accepted him after just a few words. The heroine is a student, and the female partner also got an apprentice. And the main thing is that I didn't pull it once or twice and then put it away... The feeling after watching it is that it really made me choke."; Except for the heroine in the early stage, the other female characters are both thin and not thin: Well, I still think that the supporting characters should not be described too much. If they are to be described, they should be described in detail. , Very reasonable (situation) and reasonable (common sense and truth), but after the house fight is an exception, I personally think the more detailed the better for this part, because I like to read... Well, because this can make the plot more full, the writing more coherent, and not so sudden and inexplicable. This problem also occurs in the transitions of each chapter. It feels like a new topic has started before the previous topic has ended. It can end with a metaphor, scenery or words that is easy for people to accept (I definitely did not imply that I want to read more of the article), and the sincerity can be seen. In addition - except for the male protagonist, the male characters in the whole story are the number one scholar who has been blessed by God for twenty-two years. They are more like men [laughing and crying]. The main reason is that basically the men are not very normal, uh, simple handsomeness does not count. If the overall score is 100, I would give this article a score of 80-85. I know that if everything were written according to my personal preferences, the author would definitely be very tired, but the feeling after reading [Cat Head] is quite comfortable, so I look forward to the new ancient Chinese novel [Lop-eared Rabbit Head] in the future. Happy Year of the Snake.
How can I say that neither the male or female protagonist has any admirers?
This, none of the children are named Song? What a sad thing.
[Question mark] Why are you called boy and not young master?
When you become the emperor, why don't you call her Song Aiqing [rabbit head with erect ears]
Did I miss it? Are Bai Youmei and Bai Muhe sisters? The supporting characters are really charming, but I would like to see more of the protagonist.
The No. 1 Scholar in twenty-two years is so miserable
Well, in my opinion, there is nothing wrong with this article. It's just that there is one place that I always encounter again and again unexpectedly, which is: it would be better if modern vocabulary with strong ancient flavor should not appear.
I have a bad taste. The sweeter it gets, the more I want to see Ye San play Song Xiwen. The heroine was so miserable in her previous life, with no hatred or awkwardness. She had a murderous intention from beginning to end and then treated the male protagonist well? I really can't help but yy the heroine fucks the hero hard and tortures him
The heroine's temperament of not being shy when faced with feelings, the hero making and taking actions for the heroine that would have been impossible to make, the relationship (process) between the two without any delay, and the portrayal of the character of Zhuangyuan Lang Dali Siqin (who was born for the people and died for the people) are all brilliant. Damn, I'm so happy to see your article [cat head][cat head]~
I keep jumping back and forth between the line between this article being flawless and the one that seems not to be flawless at all... Based on the male protagonist's wisdom, the character laid out in the text and previous lives should be like what I saw in Chapter 39: "As soon as he knelt down, other things in the room also lowered their heads and crawled in front of him." I felt the male protagonist's posture throughout/the whole text, but there is no such thing. Moreover, the two have yet to see explanations for their doubts, such as "The heroine didn't tell her brother about the male protagonist's previous life. It's not surprising after the hero was surprised [laughing and crying]", "The heroine's mother-in-law didn't even mind that her future son-in-law once worked as a servant in the house (according to the article's formula, she should mind or It's obvious that he's unhappy and confused, but it's not like that. Oh, it's a different story if he doesn't take the usual path.)", "The heroine accepted Ye Minghui a little too casually/hastily, and the apprentice accepted him after just a few words. The heroine is a student, and the female partner also got an apprentice. And the main thing is that I didn't pull it once or twice and then put it away... The feeling after watching it is that it really made me choke."; Except for the heroine in the early stage, the other female characters are both thin and not thin: Well, I still think that the supporting characters should not be described too much. If they are to be described, they should be described in detail. , Very reasonable (situation) and reasonable (common sense and truth), but after the house fight is an exception, I personally think the more detailed the better for this part, because I like to read... Well, because this can make the plot more full, the writing more coherent, and not so sudden and inexplicable. This problem also occurs in the transitions of each chapter. It feels like a new topic has started before the previous topic has ended. It can end with a metaphor, scenery or words that is easy for people to accept (I definitely did not imply that I want to read more of the article), and the sincerity can be seen. In addition - except for the male protagonist, the male characters in the whole story are the number one scholar who has been blessed by God for twenty-two years. They are more like men [laughing and crying]. The main reason is that basically the men are not very normal, uh, simple handsomeness does not count. If the overall score is 100, I would give this article a score of 80-85. I know that if everything were written according to my personal preferences, the author would definitely be very tired, but the feeling after reading [Cat Head] is quite comfortable, so I look forward to the new ancient Chinese novel [Lop-eared Rabbit Head] in the future. Happy Year of the Snake.
How can I say that neither the male or female protagonist has any admirers?
This, none of the children are named Song? What a sad thing.
[Question mark] Why are you called boy and not young master?
When you become the emperor, why don't you call her Song Aiqing [rabbit head with erect ears]
Did I miss it? Are Bai Youmei and Bai Muhe sisters? The supporting characters are really charming, but I would like to see more of the protagonist.
The No. 1 Scholar in twenty-two years is so miserable
Well, in my opinion, there is nothing wrong with this article. It's just that there is one place that I always encounter again and again unexpectedly, which is: it would be better if modern vocabulary with strong ancient flavor should not appear.