After her entire family is slaughtered, Bao Shanyuan is reduced to begging.
But she robs the rich to help the poor and has a strong sense of justice. When she escapes, she's as swift as a bird, earning herself the name Little Flying Swallow of the Capital.
Who would have guessed that at sixteen, she'd unexpectedly be forced into a proxy marriage?
Her groom, Qian Manguan, the stranger she'd never met, turns out to be the corrupt official she'd run into while robbing a brothel.
Their feud was already set in stone. When had Bao Shanyuan ever let herself be wronged without fighting back?
- Hey, corrupt official, pay me back!
- You filthy beggar, how dare you insult me?
And so, on their wedding night, a fierce commotion erupts in the bridal chamber.
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Fuming, Bao Shanyuan pulls out her bundle and stuffs it full of gold, silver, and jewels, then vaults over the wall to split the loot with the Beggars' Sect.
She'd planned to write a divorce letter and end the marriage, but she can't read or write a single character.
But a powerful force tugs at her bundle...
She falls into the arms of her corrupt official husband. He's so handsome that she's changed her mind.
Better to die beneath the peonies and live a life of passion, even as a ghost.
She gets her man, then gets a beating.
Qian Manguan: "Are you crying?"
Bao Shanyuan: "It's your family's fault. The wind is strong and the sand gets in your eyes."
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It isn't until he discovers that she, too, is someone whose heart is easily broken, someone who weeps tears of blood, that he realizes just how cruel he's been.
No one expected that the man known for his stern impartiality in the eyes of corrupt officials would one day fly into a rage for a woman.
Even if he has to abandon his office and wander like a tumbleweed, he accepts his fate!
- A fictional ancient setting; the characters are imperfect.
- A mischievous, sharp-tongued little beggar girl x a ruthless, cold marquis.
- A light, slice-of-life tone.
- Bickering lovers, both pure.
- Marriage first, love later; affection grows with time.
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Theme: Face life bravely and enjoy it
