The Grand Secretary's Easygoing Wife

After graduating, Wen Yong spent three years being worked like a dog, daydreaming every day about winning the lottery and doing nothing for the rest of her life.

Then she woke up one day to find she'd won the lottery: she'd transmigrated into the body of a concubine-born daughter in a marquis's household.

She'd been born into this world, raised in comfort and plenty until she was eighteen. Could life get any better?

Her legal mother couldn't stand the thought of keeping her any longer. If she did, the other Wen girls would never get married.

So she picked a nephew from her own family to match Wen Yong with, and Wen Yong was quite happy with the arrangement.

They knew each other well. Her cousin was a fine man: well-read, reasonable, gentle, and handsome. His family had no habit of taking concubines, and marrying him would just mean lying flat in a different place. Her legal mother's family was quite pleased with her, too.

Both sides were satisfied, except for her eldest half-sister.

The eldest sister didn't want to marry into the imperial family. She wanted to marry their cousin instead.

To make it up to her, their legal mother found someone even better than her nephew: Pei Heng, a powerful court official.

Her maid was deeply worried. Lord Pei had become chief minister at a young age and had to get up early for court every day. The Pei residence was far from the imperial city, and even on horseback it took an hour to get there. Court began at eight, so wouldn't he have to get up before five?

Poor young mistress. She'd never once gotten out of bed before seven in her life.

Wen Yong was worried, too. Was she doomed to an early start for work all over again, even in her next life?

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Though the Pei family was distinguished, it had few members. Pei Heng had climbed to a high position through sheer intelligence, diligence, and hard work. If not for his grandmother threatening to take her own life, he wouldn't have married so soon.

Since his grandmother approved of Wen Yong, as long as she treated her well, he could let her live comfortably as the chief minister's wife.

After they married,

he got up early for court every day while his wife slept soundly.

He returned home late at night, only to find her still fast asleep.

It seemed he had never once seen her awake.

Pei Heng: ...

He had reason to suspect his wife might not even remember what he looked like.

Six months after her older half-sister's wedding, she discovered that her cousin still couldn't get Wen Yong out of his mind. She argued with him every day, and when she stormed back to her family home, she found the young chief minister accompanying his wife on a visit. He even carried her from the carriage to the main hall himself, not letting her walk a single step.

The older half-sister: Why isn't he frail and uninterested in women like he was in my dream?

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Theme: Even in ancient times, you need to work efficiently to live well.