A noble young master stranded far from home vs. the spoiled daughter of a local powerbroker
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Song Lingxian is the daughter of a wealthy family in Liyang. Cherished and pampered since childhood, she is the apple of her parents' eyes.
She thought she could keep living her life of luxury and indulgence forever, until one day her father returned from a trip with bad news:
Rebel forces had attacked the city, the court was in turmoil, and many court officials had been killed.
As a prominent local powerbroker, her father decided to take the whole family south to lie low.
Song Lingxian didn't care about court politics and the like. The only thing that upset her was that she wouldn't be able to enjoy such a comfortable life anymore.
On the journey south, Song Lingxian met someone.
A man dressed in rags, yet still carrying an air of nobility.
She studied his face for a while. Seeing how handsome he was, she tossed him a piece of sickeningly sweet pastry as if bestowing a reward.
Later, Song Lingxian learned that the man was a Libationer of the Imperial College, driven south to flee the rebels' persecution.
Later still, looking at the heaps of gold and silver jewelry, the clothes spread out far enough to cover an entire mansion, and the man before her smiling like a spring pond, Song Lingxian realized how utterly wrong she'd been.
Not only could she keep living this comfortable life, she could enjoy it for the rest of her life!
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One day after their marriage, Wen Siyu gently soothed his sulking young wife and drew her into his arms, letting her sit on his lap.
The little lady, now appeased, wrapped her arms around his neck and giggled.
