Jiang Jian Yue grew up at a country estate. The only people around her were her distant mother, the servants who looked down on others, and her twin brother, Jiang Zhao Nian.
Before she turned thirteen, Jiang Jian Yue hated Jiang Zhao Nian.
She hated that he was born healthy, could attend school, and had a bright future ahead of him, all while enjoying their mother's favoritism.
She hated that he searched medical books for ancient remedies to help her, taught her to read and write, and felt guilty toward her.
What she hated most was his insincere vow: "A Chan and I will never be apart."
After she turned thirteen, Jiang Jian Yue hated Jiang Zhao Nian even more.
She hated that he died at the hands of bandits while protecting her, turning his vow into a lie.
She hated that he left her alone to face their father, who took his own life in prison; their mother, who had lost her mind; and their covetous relatives.
Most of all, she hated that she had built her own grave with her own hands, then dressed as a man and became him.
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After falling from his horse and lying unconscious for days, Pei Chun Zhao woke up with no memory and a completely different personality.
Once a dim-witted orphan who was constantly bullied, he passed three examinations in a single night and became a licentiate.
People were astonished and envious, eager to win him over and bet on his future. Pei Chun Zhao, however, remained in a daze, plagued by nightmares every night.
Then, five years later, another fall from a horse left him gravely injured. At last, he remembered:
He was not Pei Chun Zhao. He was Jiang Zhao Nian.
Dragging his ailing body around, he desperately sought news, only to learn that the Jiang family had fallen from grace and returned to their hometown. "Jiang Zhao Nian" had entered the academy and had a bright future ahead of him.
Their only daughter, Jiang Jian Yue, had died on the journey home five years ago.
Jiang Zhao Nian collapsed, nearly breathing his last.
Summoning his final strength, he packed his things and set off for the Jiang home.
He didn't care whether the person now called "Jiang Zhao Nian" was Pei Chun Zhao, the one who had switched souls with him.
He only wanted to see his A Chan.
The road was long. Even if he had to die, he would die before A Chan's grave.
Reader's Guide:
1. A healing and redemption story, with a devoted couple.
2. The main plot is about the female lead disguising herself as a man to take the imperial examinations and become an official.
3. Before and after rebirth, the leads are not related by blood. While they are considered family, there is no romance between them.
4. The setting is fictional. Please don't scrutinize its historical accuracy.
Note: This blurb was drafted on 24.11.27, as the screenshot proves.
Theme: Finding yourself.
