The story is complete, and I'm starting a revision. My next story, The Emperor's Captive Pearl, is now underway.
[Twins share feelings + older brother steals younger brother's wife + substitute trope + marriage before love]
Lin Wuzhi had lived with her maternal uncle's family since childhood. Fortunately, she learned a little medicine, and the year she came of age, she rescued a handsome young man who had fallen off a cliff and lost his memory. Sadly, not long after they married, he was killed by his enemies.
While she was still in mourning, the elderly matriarch of the Pei family of Hedong chose her for her unusual destiny and declared that she was to marry her eldest grandson, Pei Zhan.
Lin Wuzhi's father was blinded by greed. He hid her recent widowhood and forced her to marry.
Furious, Lin Wuzhi was about to refuse the marriage by taking her own life.
Just then, Pei Zhan came to call on her.
He had the exact same face as her husband! Even the scar at the corner of his eye was identical! He had lost his memory again, but could remember a few scattered moments from the past.
Pei Zhan must be her husband!
Yet on their wedding night, Pei Zhan was as awkward and innocent as if it were his first time.
After they married, he was even-tempered, gentle, and impeccably proper, the perfect eldest grandson of a prestigious family. He was nothing like her husband A Qian, who had been perverse and vicious.
Lin Wuzhi uneasily reassured herself that her husband had recovered physically, so naturally he was more forgiving and kind now. He wasn't like he used to be...
But that delusion was shattered on the day when, for no apparent reason, she was kidnapped and taken to a deserted place. As she fled in a panic, she injured her leg. Her pursuers drew closer, and just when she had lost all hope, A Qian appeared!
Just then, Pei Zhan arrived too. He hurriedly dismounted, pulled her into his arms, and cried, "Cui Qian, quickly have your physician look at your sister-in-law's injured leg!"
Lin Wuzhi's heart skipped a beat. She looked up in alarm.
Cui Qian's face had gone deathly pale. His eyes were still dazed, but his jaw was already clenched so hard the veins bulged at his temples. "Sister... in-law?"
*
The Pei family of Hedong had produced chancellors for generations. They were one of the most powerful aristocratic families of the age.
Pei Zhan, their eldest grandson, had made a name for himself throughout the imperial court before he was even twenty.
Yet beneath his gentle, humble exterior was an aloof nature, shaped by a childhood in which his mother abandoned him and his father ignored him. He never learned how to love.
Then one day, he began sharing his twin brother Cui Qian's emotions.
Cui Qian really was lucky.
At last, Pei Zhan caught a glimpse of the enchanting woman, as lovely and fleeting as the morning mist in a forest. He couldn't stop himself from falling for her and feeling jealous.
But fortunately, Cui Qian was a fool.
Though he had already fallen deeply in love with Lin Wuzhi, he thought her status was too low and had no plans to take her back to the Cui family. He pretended to have amnesia and to be poor, keeping her as his mistress.
Their marriage didn't count.
As luck would have it, their grandmother believed in destiny and was terrified of highborn ladies like her former daughter-in-law, the Cui family woman. She was determined to find him a wife from a humble family who would bring him good fortune.
Pei Zhan smiled faintly. Marriage was fated, but fate could also be shaped by human hands.
His chance had come.
*
Reader's Notes:
1. A brave, resilient, clever young woman physician x a cool, gentle older brother who is secretly brooding and obsessive / a perverse, vicious younger brother who is secretly a loyal puppy. The male leads are chaste and love only the female lead!
2. The older brother has been plotting to steal his brother's wife for a long time. Both brothers will go through hell to win her back.
3. The female lead and those close to her all believe the younger brother is dead, so she marries the older brother. After the wedding, she discovers the truth and falls in love with the older brother. Once she commits to him, she has no feelings for the younger brother.
The blurb was written on October 20, 2024, revised on November 24, 2024, and last revised on April 18, 2025. Screenshots and records have been kept of every version.
Theme: A one-of-a-kind love can heal a lifetime
When I saw Jinjiang coming out, I really couldn't stand it, hahahahaha
Forehead! This father is really difficult to criticize. Not to mention that he failed to deal with the legitimate affairs of the couple well, and then faced with the two children's grievances over a bowl of water. Whether he is a husband or a father, he can't do a good job. There was only one Zhizhi who cared for him in his life, and he actually advised them to separate. If Cui Qian did anything before, he did not respect Zhizhi, so what qualifications did he have to marry Zhizhi? The Pei family thought about how to compensate Cui Qian, and they never thought that Pei Zhan was also a child who lost the care of his mother!
😭 😭 I thought I could see my brother in this chapter 😭 😭 Why do I feel that every time the heroine encounters danger, it is indirectly caused by Cui Qian. This time, because he was brought to the battlefield, his cousin's original plan was disrupted, and another disaster occurred. The second male lead thought that he would be happy before the final battle, but he was too humble [rolls eyes]
It's so funny. The part where the wife came out was so unexpected.
Xiao Lu in the if line: the background NPC who sacrifices for love Xiao Lu is so miserable. He still looks dull, which makes it even worse.
The female supporting character who likes women just let it go. . . . . It feels like no one is being punished, which is so frustrating.
Laughing to death. The plot at the end is too crazy 🐶 Is there still an if line?
Pei Zhan is really good at guiding lovers, and I feel like I only love this one. Cui Qian has the air of an ancient male protagonist. He doesn't want to understand the heroine's sincerity first and then change her sincerity. He only wants to strike first and gain the upper hand first.
Will the three of us end up together this time?
Such a loving couple 😳 Brother really has never felt any preference, no one cares about his feelings The one who has no one to love is the best lover 😭