The Merchant's Daughter and the Great General

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After her family fell on hard times, Su Nuanru returned to the village with her parents. Beautiful but unable to lift a finger or do manual labor, she was known far and wide as a delicate flower.

When a refined, handsome scholar and a burly farmer with burning eyes, who looked as if he might devour her, both asked for her hand, she chose the former.

Later, after the scholar passed the imperial exams and learned he was the legitimate son of a marquis, he abandoned her.

The farmer went to the border, fought bravely on the battlefield, and became a general.

Reborn, Su Nuanru returned to her wedding night.

Looking at the red candles and familiar brocade quilt, she wept uncontrollably. Why had Heaven brought her back but not a day earlier? She had still married that beast in human form!

Just then, the door creaked open, and a man dressed in a bright red wedding robe walked in.

Through her tearful eyes, Su Nuanru saw his face and froze. Why had she married the farmer in this life?

After they married, the farmer, who seemed fierce and terrifying, doted on her like she was the most precious person in the world.

But Su Nuanru didn’t want to be confined to the inner quarters as she had been in her previous life, only to end up abandoned.

She sold food and opened a shop, making a thriving life for herself and helping the entire village of Qingshan grow prosperous.

Later, when she saw that familiar recognition jade pendant in Huo Hanye’s possession, she was even more astonished.

Wasn’t this Scholar Qian’s jade pendant? How had it ended up with him in this life?

Coming next: The Prince’s Mansion Maid

When Atong woke up, she had transmigrated into a novel written for male readers.

The male lead in the book was originally an unfavored imperial grandson. Thanks to his intelligence and talent, he later won the emperor’s favor and eventually became an emperor for the ages.

She hadn’t become the heroine, but instead the daughter of the male lead’s wet nurse, a doomed extra who died young.

The male lead’s father was Prince Xing, an imperial son without real power. His mother was Prince Xing’s second wife, born to a humble family and out of favor, so the prince had yet to ask that the boy be named his heir.

As a personal attendant to Princess Xing, Atong’s family had a hard time in the residence as well. Seeing no hope for a better life, they gradually began thinking of switching sides.

The prince’s secondary consort was a longtime resident of the household and had borne his eldest son out of wedlock. Madam Lian was the prince’s new favorite and had borne his youngest son.

Just as Atong’s mother was wavering, Atong stepped in to stop her.

What was she thinking? The male lead would soon win the emperor’s favor during the autumn hunt, and their whole family would be beaten to death for betraying him.

Her mother was the male lead’s wet nurse, her father managed one of Princess Xing’s dowry shops, her younger brother was the male lead’s page, and she worked in the residence’s sewing room.

If they just kept their heads down until the male lead ascended the throne, they’d enjoy wealth and status for the rest of their lives. Why on earth would they want to throw in their lot with someone else?

To stay close to this powerful patron, the heroine regularly went to the male lead to prove her loyalty. One day, she brought him a pair of shoes she’d made herself; the next, a bowl of chicken soup.

As time passed, she realized that the way he looked at her was getting more and more strange.

Theme: A marriage takes work.