Adopting Ye Qiao

Vines of kudzu spread through the valley, their leaves lush and green.

Ye Shiqiao was a common kudzu vine, found growing across the hills. Like any other, she had her own ambitions and troubles.

She had been ready to live an ordinary life and marry some man who had nothing to do with her.

But she was an unlucky vine. She was tricked into a sham marriage, slandered, and forced to leave her home behind.

Yet she was also lucky. The Duke of Qi's household took her in, letting her enjoy a few days of unimaginable wealth.

Before she could enjoy it for long, bandits kidnapped her, mistaking her for a princess.

The merit she had earned at the risk of her life was easily stolen by her father and her fiance.

She was nearly ready to give up on her life...

Don't despair. One day, the road will turn and reveal a new path.

This time, she faced every disapproving stare and took back what she had earned, just as she had escaped after killing the bandits that night.

I wrote this a long time ago. It's short, and I wasn't very satisfied with it.

I've revised it over and over, but in the end, since I finished it, I thought I might as well share it.

Ye Shiqiao deserves to be seen by someone besides me.

--Currently updating: Moonlight Shines on the Swan's Shadow--

Chang Ye, the eldest son of the Duke of Jin, is a famous beauty in the capital and a brilliant young talent. The trouble is, he spends every day thinking about resigning.

The nobility secretly gossip that he is an illegitimate child with an unknown mother, which explains his lack of ambition.

He has seen higher mountains, and so feels no desire for anything in this world.

The only person he has never forgotten is a girl who spent many years struggling in the dark. Her identity changed several times, and she is no longer the person he first met.

By imperial command, Chang Ye heads to Yan Province. After crossing range upon range of mountains, he recognizes her at a glance through the dense branches.

At the temple atop the mountain, a hundred meters away, Li Heye, the late Earl of Zhongyong's only daughter, has returned.

After her father died, Luo Heye was driven out of her home by her uncle. She left Yan Province with her mother for over a decade and took her mother's surname.

Fortunately, she can always trigger her mind-reading ability at crucial moments, which has allowed her to make a place for herself in the capital.

When trouble breaks out in Yan Province, she puts on the identity of Li Heye and returns home, causing an uproar at the Earl of Zhongyong's residence.

But there she sees the newly appointed Deputy Minister of the Court of Judicial Review, Chang Ye, the eldest son of the Duke of Jin, who has also been sent to wade into this mess.

Luo Heye knows him. In the capital, aside from her mother, Chang Ye was the warmest presence in her life.

Chang Ye shouldn't be here. Luo Heye lowers her head, her expression hidden in the shifting shadows of the trees.

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Jinyiwei Banner Officer and adopted daughter of the Commander, Luo Heye, who would rather fight than talk

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The eldest son of the Duke of Jin's household, the gentlest and most beautiful young man in all of Bianjing, Chang Ye

Theme: No matter how many times life knocks you down, never give up