This is a story that begins in Shengjing, goes to Youzhou, and then returns to Shengjing.
[Full-figured, elegant, honest and straightforward heroine x scheming, seemingly good-natured but secretly ruthless hero]
As Xu Ruoyi imagined it, a year from now she would choose a husband from among the capital's great families and settle into a quiet, orderly life.
But after she followed her older brother to Xingfu Temple to attend the Buddha-Bathing Festival, her luck suddenly took a turn for the worse.
First, a huge black bird swooped down and snatched her earring. Then, on her way up the mountain, she stepped right into a trap dug by a hunter...
Fortunately, some kind-hearted people from Youzhou came to her aid. They helped her find her earring, brought her medicine, and got her out of trouble...
They were warm-hearted, chivalrous, and asked for nothing in return.
The people of the northern lands were so simple and sincere. Compared to the people of Shengjing, they had a little more honesty and a little less scheming.
The web had long been woven in secret, just waiting for the young lady to walk right into it.
The more she struggled, the deeper she sank.
"At dawn we fight to the sound of drums and horns; at night we sleep with our jade saddles in our arms."
Since joining the army at fifteen, Shen Shu had spent more than a decade on the battlefields north of the desert, living just like that.
He had thought he would spend the rest of his life the same way.
He had always lived above others and never tolerated anyone contradicting him, yet now he found himself lowering his voice and bending over backward for a woman.
No one knew that he had been willing to do it all along.
Notes:
1. Content warning: there is a plot involving coercive pursuit and taking by force. The heroine will not be abused. Please don't read if you dislike this.
2. Content warning: there is a nine-year age gap between the leads. The author insists they are each other's only partners.
3. The story has an everyday-life feel. Updates six days a week, with one day off. I'll announce it if I need to take a break. Welcome aboard.
4. The verse in the blurb is from Li Bai's "Six Poems on the Frontier, Part One".
Theme: Love can overcome any hardship
If you encounter the male protagonist in this way in real life, run away quickly [hold your chin]
😂 Shen Shu's acting skills 666
Wearing Xie Gong's clogs, climbing the Qingyun Ladder, seeing the sea and the sun from half way, and smelling chickens in the sky. I learned it here for the first time.
This male protagonist has been bouncing back and forth on my moral line [holding his chin]
There is nothing wrong with that. Falling in love at first sight begins with lust, but staying together for a lifetime will test each other's character.
I can actually understand why he suddenly changed his sitting position 🥺 I'm not clean anymore
😂 Think about your own mistakes: None, don't worry! 🤷
Hahahahahahahahahahahaha I'm here again. I have to explain that my CP is really from [Orange Candy].
Oops, are you going to do femtosecond? Pay attention to the safety of your eyes and rest for a while. When you are done, you can fill in the holes [touch your head] [touch your head] I will click in when I see the update. Don't be mentally burdened.
It's so funny, I thought it was at least a blessed peace charm that I asked for in the temple, but I never thought it was bought from a stall. Regarding the flower legend, I think the heroine is indeed quite naive, because the wars of the unified dynasty mostly occurred on the border. It is difficult for a woman to travel thousands of miles to find people, let alone how to get directions. The cost and safety along the way are both problems, and she may have elderly people and children to take care of. I think the probability of death due to overwork and depression is higher (digress). However, this dialogue reflects the heroine's concept. If there is a problem, she should take the initiative to find a solution instead of waiting passively.