Lu Rui studied hard through years of poverty and passed the highest imperial examination. He thought the hardships of his life were finally behind him.
But when a major case erupted, his title and status became meaningless, and the pride he had taken in passing the exams so young vanished.
Falsely accused and thrown into prison, he spent ten dark, endless days at the Dali Temple.
He could only leave the capital for a bitterly cold region, where he became a low-ranking clerk, working late into the night by lamplight.
What was left for him in this life? His health was failing, and a fortune-teller said he wouldn't live to thirty.
Unwilling to accept that, he turned his attention to Xu Fengqiao, who was just as frustrated and overlooked.
Then he took it upon himself to pull Xu Fengqiao into the tides of history alongside him.
Ambition, desire, and the grudges and passions of their fathers shaped Lu Rui's turbulent first half of life.
He had been abandoned, and he had fallen into despair.
But after meeting Xu Fengqiao, hope was like a flower blooming through a crack, spreading over the ruins. Just like his name, the withered wood revived, flourishing and shining with new life.
"I'll break free of the shackles and chains I bear. Even if the ages condemn me, I'll keep moving forward, because you'll be there to lead me away from that mountain of corpses and sea of blood."
[Cool, calculating beauty with a mind full of schemes, Lu Rui, the bottom; sharp-tongued, argumentative top who thinks the world revolves around him and spoils his wife, Xu Fengqiao. Happy ending.]
Theme: Hard work is rewarded, and good deeds bring good fortune
When you arrive in Beijing, record your Beijing IP address. (What a weird hobby!) This article has come to an end and will be finished in less than a month. I wish everyone a happy reading. If you don't enjoy reading, don't read. The second book will be published next, see you in the new world [Spreading Flowers]
In fact, I hate you again and again, but I just hate that he doesn't love you that much.
Chengdu, please be careful when entering!
The young couple is sweet, paig sprinkles flowers
Xiao Cuo, no one holds an umbrella hahahahahaha
Treasure cold text get is majestic and profound, come on
Do these*... Do they have actual content? (Wipe sweat)
Let's record that the taxi drivers here in Tianjin IP [Goutou] are really cross talk actors per capita...
In a place unknown to Qiao, Xiao Luwei showed off her affection, and the emotional crisis was eliminated. Qiao, you kid is so lucky.
It's hopeless. When you take the math test at one o'clock in the afternoon, you will get - the angle AOB is 15% 💔 💔 💔