Synopsis
[A know-it-all history buff who just wants to lie flat x A lofty beauty who overthinks herself into a lovesick fool]
Lu Feiwan, a hard-working history major, died suddenly and transmigrated into the daughter of a prime minister. She had just sworn to become a lazy do-nothing when she stumbled upon the new top scholar, Xie Qinghe, drugged and falling into a lake.
Moved by compassion, Lu Feiwan rescued him.
When everyone found them, one was stripped of their clothes, and the other had flushed cheeks.
The evidence was undeniable, and there was no explaining it away. The emperor waved his hand: an imperial marriage decree!
Lu Feiwan: :) Is it too late to throw him back into the lake?
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Rumor had it the prime minister's daughter was considerate, virtuous, and gentle.
Xie Qinghe: That sounds wonderful.
Word was that the new top scholar came from a poor family and kept his distance from women.
Lu Feiwan: This is a problem.
Until
On their wedding night, the red candles flickered. Lu Feiwan laid out her request. "Lord Xie, let's discuss the terms of our divorce."
Xie Qinghe: "..." Considerate?
After being sent away on official business, he returned home one day to find Lu Feiwan holding up a ledger. "Husband, we don't have enough money to spend. You'd better work harder and rise to prominence soon."
Then she yawned, returned to the couch, and promptly fell fast asleep.
Xie Qinghe: "..." Virtuous and gentle?
Half a year into their marriage, rumors that they were at odds had spread throughout the city.
Later...
The Minister of Justice showed up at their door holding The Casebook of Di Renjie. "This book has solved unsolved cases in seven provinces. Could I borrow your wife for three years? Five would be fine, too!"
The astonishing book was written offhand by the wife he thought lazy and extravagant...
Lu Feiwan, who only wanted to lie flat, turned away the waves of people who came looking for her.
Lu Feiwan: "Get lost, all of you."
She nudged Xie Qinghe, who was busy handling official matters. "Hurry up and become a powerful minister so these people stop pounding on the door."
Her words came to an abrupt stop.
Beneath the desk, Xie Qinghe, usually aloof and proud in front of outsiders, was cradling his wife's delicate white foot and gently massaging it.
Xie Qinghe suddenly gripped her slender waist and pressed her against the desk, his lips roaming over her pale neck as he whispered, "Now that I hold great power, do I finally meet your standards, madam?"
Lu Feiwan smiled. "You can get lost, too."
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Years later, the young crown prince asked his tutor, the powerful minister Xie Qinghe, how to become a powerful minister.
Xie Qinghe answered without batting an eye. "When you grow up, find a wife who can defeat your enemies and secure your borders. Then you'll work like mad to rise to a position worthy of her."
Theme: To establish a purpose for the people and a heart for the world