A Golden Branch Came to Our Village

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Princess Changning was sent by the man she loved to a remote village.

By a twist of fate, she became the bride of a rough-hewn man named Shitou.

He was tall and muscular, and difficult to approach.

He laid down three conditions before agreeing to let her stay.

[First, you must be filial to my mother.]

[Second, you must not reveal your identity.]

[Third, when necessary, kill me.]

Changning agreed to all three. But only after moving in did she discover that the villagers were not easy to get along with.

The women were jealous of her beauty and constantly spread gossip about her.

The men kept their eyes glued to Changning, doing everything they could to take advantage of her.

She felt wronged, but didn't dare complain to the man who was as cold as stone. Every day, she could only grit her teeth and weep.

At last, the taciturn man began standing up for her.

Little by little, Changning felt the warmth in his heart.

A year later, a splendid carriage rolled into the village. Everyone knew what was going on.

[Shitou's wife is about to turn back into a golden phoenix.]

[Shitou's fate is unknown, and now he's going to lose his wife too.]

But the richly dressed man walked into the farmhouse courtyard and called out to the woman feeding the chickens,