Xie Xing: A wealthy, introverted financial hotshot.
His life goal is to be a salted fish who never gets back on his feet.
While traveling, he is unexpectedly swept into ancient times by a tornado.
Here, he is the fake young master who has just been exposed as the cat who replaced the prince. His beloved breaks off their engagement, and he is forced to marry a country boy.
His husband is beautiful and flamboyant, but vicious at heart.
The two of them are a perfect match: one is timid, and the other is wicked!
Xie Xing, who has never known hardship, says, “I really can’t do this.”
Fortunately, even in ancient times, Xie Xing still has his older brother Xie Ying as his golden finger. His life isn’t bad at all, and he even thinks things could stay this way.
The scenery here is beautiful. Xie Xing sneaks a glance at the person beside him: but he is even more beautiful.
At first, Xie Xing only wanted to get rid of this trouble as soon as possible.
Later, all he could think about was how to bring the man back to the modern world.
Jiang Ming: Everyone says he thinks too highly of himself. His parents are dead, yet he dares to dream of marrying the village’s only scholar.
But why shouldn’t he?
His parents arranged the marriage before they died. He ought to be the scholar’s husband.
But one month before the wedding, a shocking scandal rocked the town.
The scholar wasn’t his betrothed. The town’s useless fake young master was.
To save himself, Jiang Ming plots to marry the fake young master.
No matter. Even as a widower, he can live better than everyone else. Just wait and see: he won’t let a single person who bullied him get away with it.
But why hasn’t Xie Xing died yet?
Why does Xie Xing look more and more full of life?
And why has that lecher Xie Xing stopped staring at the scholar’s husband and started watching him all day instead?
Coming next: “A Commoner’s Minister”
Xu Manxing was born lucky, with striking looks, loving parents, and a comfortable home.
He was the only boy in his family, and before he turned eighteen, matchmakers nearly wore a path to their door.
But Manxing’s marriage prospects went poorly, and he was still unmarried at twenty-two.
The men of Fengling were all oddballs, each ugly in his own way. Xu Manxing couldn’t even think about marrying one without wanting to throw up last night’s dinner.
He didn’t think he was asking for much: a man at least seven feet tall and good-looking. He didn’t need a fortune. His own family already had one.
Xu Manxing was furious. He had lowered his standards so much, so why couldn’t he find a suitable husband?
The ones who liked him weren’t his type. The ones he didn’t like were blind, and Xu Manxing liked them even less.
After all that picking and choosing, he was nearly twenty-three again.
His parents grew even more anxious, arranging one matchmaking meeting after another.
Xu Manxing was ready to give up. It seemed he was destined to be a poor little country boy with a fortune, spending his days eating, drinking, and having fun, but never getting married.
At his last matchmaking meeting, Xu Manxing didn’t even look at the man. He opened his mouth and went straight for the sore spots.
“If you want to marry me, you need to be a licentiate at the very least.”
“The betrothal gifts must include a hundred taels of gold! No bargaining!”
“I won’t serve my parents-in-law, and I love picking on annoying sisters-in-law, brothers-in-law, nieces, and nephews.”
As Xu Manxing waited for the man to explode and trade insults with him, he heard a soft laugh.
Xu Manxing looked up. The sky was falling!
How had his parents managed to find the man ranked number one on Fengling City mothers-in-law’s list of most eligible bachelors for his matchmaking meeting?
Most importantly, the eligible bachelor was handsome and tall, with long legs, and Xu Manxing had already developed a crush on him.
He’d ruined everything. The man was sure to think he was a greedy, vain country boy.
Just as Manxing was despairing and ready to run, the eligible bachelor replied, “All right.”
The eligible bachelor said nothing more. He simply agreed to everything.
The neighborhood gossips hadn’t been talking for two days before someone from the man’s family came to Xu Manxing’s home to propose.
The long line of people carrying betrothal gifts stretched from the courtyard all the way to the end of the alley.
The gossips were so shocked their jaws dropped. Xu Manxing really had stumbled into the luck of a lifetime. How did he get to be so lucky?
After they married, his husband was obedient, the couple was loving, and their little dumpling was mischievous but tough.
Xu Manxing was utterly pleased with himself!
Fengling City was well connected, its streets bustling with traffic and its residents living in peace and prosperity.
In his free time, Manxing went from one household to another to join the fun and watch the commotion. He couldn’t have been happier!
The carriages of Fengling never stopped, and through every morning and evening, Manxing loved only one person for his whole life!
When Ji Qinghe first arrived at his post, he met a feisty country boy who stood up for someone in trouble. Worried the boy might get hurt, he kindly stepped in to help.
Just as he was about to return the small silver ingot to the boy, the beautiful young man gave him a mysterious smile and rejected him before he could say a word!
The boy’s expression said it all. He looked as if he wanted to tell Ji Qinghe not to get ahead of himself. He wasn’t interested in him.
“…” Ji Qinghe was speechless.
At their first meeting, Ji Qinghe thought the boy was beautiful and kindhearted, but perhaps not very bright, and extremely self-absorbed.
But Ji Qinghe was an honest man who never kept what didn’t belong to him.
Only, the silver ingot he said he would return to the boy never did make it back to him.
He carefully treasured it for the rest of his life.
For companion stories about the supporting characters, visit my profile:
“From the Mountains to the Court”, Huang Qi
“Thirty and Standing, But Still Can’t Stand Up”, Xie Ying and Xie Zihan
Theme: Everyone can strive for a better life.
Oh my gosh, I have taken my fancy to two more pre-received articles. You are so good at writing. They are really good.
The progress jump is too big, and there is a shop out of nowhere...
Is it 50% or 60%? Is it too much? Just keep 10% for yourself.
Are there any extras later? Did Xie Ying form a cp with Xie Zihan who she used to wear?
Now that the main text is over, are there any extras? Expect
Isn't this kind of shadow of death too great for relatives, and Magistrate Tang, who wiped his butt so much that all nine tribes will fall off (helpless)
Ah, the health of your family is more important, so don't worry [Cat's Claw]
I should stock up on another chapter with my broken hands!
If I don't have an aunt, I won't be the child of a bandit, right?
Are you going to leave after cleaning up the fake young master? Hey, let's compare it to arranging funeral arrangements. It feels the same. They are all in another world. They can all be regarded as another world. In short, it is a distant farewell.