Jia Yu couldn't understand it. He'd only casually said a few things, so how had those people ended up fighting? How had he fallen off a cliff and died, only to wind up in this strange world?
Jia Yu couldn't understand why life in the inner household was so terrifying. Recognizing medicinal herbs got him accused of dabbling in bizarre tricks. Telling the truth got him scolded for disrespecting his elders. Even reciting a single poem could make his frail older brother study all night.
Seriously, if you're that fragile, why bother studying?
After a few incidents, Jia Yu got it: keep a low profile, play the pig to eat the tiger, and hold out until he was old enough to take the imperial examinations and run away!
From then on, the Rongguo Mansion had a young master who was courteous, quiet, and diligent, but a little slow-witted. Jia Yu also successfully mastered the art of keeping a calm face while frantically ranting in his head:
He's so young, and already wants to taste the rouge on that maid's lips and smell the incense at another maid's neck. Is this little brother of mine, who's only a few days younger, really the original person inside?
And that nominally related older uncle of mine: how can he be so brazen about his lust? He's getting on in years, yet every so often he takes a girl barely into her teens as a concubine. Is he even human?
Come to think of it, the Jia family's lustfulness must be hereditary. Jia Baoyu really is the original person!
Just as Jia Yu was settling in nicely, the mistress's younger sister moved into the mansion with her children.
Watching the behavior of his cousin, the girl named Baochai, Jia Yu thought: ...A copycat!
But how could she play the same role so much better than he did?
Fine, she did it well, but why expose me?
Hearing her say, "Brother Yu must understand," and seeing the encouragement and tolerance in his cousin's eyes, Jia Yu was completely numb...
A male lead who acts humble on the surface, is sharp-tongued within, studies like mad, and just wants to run away, X a female lead who suppresses herself, is dignified and perfect, always tries to please everyone, and is eventually forced to reveal her ambition.
--Reader's Guide--
1. I'll try not to portray anyone too negatively, but given their different positions, Madam Wang will definitely be depicted in a negative light.
2. Daiyu will appear, but her relationship with the male lead is that of siblings. I like both Baochai and Daiyu, so fans of only one of them, please don't read.
3. The timeline may be adjusted.
4. My writing skills are limited, so characters may be out of character.
5. Don't look too closely at the political scheming; it's just for fun.
6. The male lead has the golden finger of perfect recall, but he'll keep a low profile. If you mind male leads with golden fingers, please don't read.
Theme: You don't have to pretend. Someone will love the real you.
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