After the college entrance exam, Lin Ruo and her classmates visited the newly established “Yongwu Emperor Former Residence Scenic Area” near their school. They ended up lost in a small forest within the scenic area, where she encountered a young man dressed plainly but handsome and gentle. Right before her eyes, he shot and killed a fierce tiger, saving her life.
Lin Ruo was just thinking about how to use emergency protocols to prove the young man’s innocence for hunting a first-class protected animal when she realized she had time-traveled.
This young man turned out to be the legendary Emperor Yongwu, who rose from being a war slave, unified the north and south, but died young without establishing a crown prince, leading to the dynasty’s collapse in the second generation. The world then plunged into a century of chaos, becoming a regret for later generations.
What more was there to say? First, secure this potential stock, establish a stable footing, and then consider how to find clues to travel back.
However, shortly after getting married, before she could even bring out soap or gunpowder, her husband was conscripted to the battlefield, and news of his death soon followed.
…Damn it, I’ve changed history like a butterfly effect.
Lin Ruo took a deep breath. Indeed, men are unreliable—I’ll have to do it myself!
Yet, just as her career was growing larger and she had found quite a few “young wolves” to live a good life, her ex-husband returned.
As recorded in history, he had joined the righteous army. The only difference was that he was already married with children and sincerely told her that he now had a prosperous family business and would hold the grandest wedding to marry her as his equal wife…
Lin Ruo facepalmed. Little brother, do you know you’re no longer qualified to sit at the table?
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Xie Huai lost both parents at a young age and was raised with great hardship by his second uncle.
Because of raising him, his second uncle delayed marriage until nearly twenty.
One day, while hunting in the mountains, his second uncle rescued a strangely dressed but fairy-like young woman. The woman didn’t mind their poverty, not only marrying his second uncle but also turning the furs he hunted into accessories and hairbands. Though they didn’t earn much, it gradually enriched their poor little home.
As life improved, Xie Huai also learned the arithmetic and writing taught by his aunt, preparing to repay the couple properly.
However, suddenly the Northern Hu invaded from the south, and his second uncle was conscripted to the battlefield, never to return.
Xie Huai resolutely shouldered the responsibility for the family. Together with his aunt, he built a thriving family business and, over ten years, successively defeated several male “fox spirits,” establishing himself as the dominant figure in his aunt’s inner quarters.
Who would have thought that one day, his second uncle suddenly returned alive!
He stood tall in military attire, majestic and extraordinary, his aura of battle no less formidable than Xie Huai’s own.
For a moment, Xie Huai was tormented and conflicted. His second uncle had shown him immense kindness and was her rightful husband. What should he do from now on?
In his daze, he suddenly heard his second uncle say to her with a bright smile, “A Ruo, I’ve joined the Guangyang Righteous Army and married the daughter of the Prince of Guangyang. I’ve returned this time because my main wife is magnanimous and willing to allow you as my equal wife. From now on, you two must be humble and get along well…”
In an instant, Xie Huai couldn’t hold back his tears, his spine straightening with emotion.
Good second uncle! In this world, only you have shown me kindness as vast as mountains and seas, beyond repayment!
